| Airplane Coaster | |
|---|---|
 The first drop of the Airplane Coaster | |
| Playland | |
| Location | Playland |
| Coordinates | 40°57′57″N 73°40′26″W / 40.96583°N 73.67389°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | May 26, 1928 |
| Closing date | November 1957 |
| Cost | $200,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Frank W. Darling |
| Designer | Frederick Church |
| Height | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Length | 3,500 ft (1,100 m) |
| Speed | 40 mph (64 km/h) |
| Trains | 10 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 20 riders per train. |
| Airplane Coaster at RCDB | |
Airplane Coaster, known previously as the Aero-Coaster and the Aeroplane Dips,[1] was a wooden roller coaster which operated at Playland Amusement Park in Rye, New York, from 1928 until 1957.
- ^ Cartmell, Robert (1987). The Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaster. Fairview Park, OH and Bowling Green, OH: Amusement Park Books, Inc. and Bowling Green State University Popular Press. ISBN 0879723416.