S&S-Arrow

American company

Also known as: Arrow Development Company, Arrow Dynamics

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In roller coaster: Introduction of steel coasters
…Company (later Arrow Dynamics; now S&S-Arrow), led by Ed Morgan and Karl Bacon, to design the bobsled-style Matterhorn (1959), the first steel coaster. Tubular steel rails and nylon wheels expanded the possibilities of coaster design while making the rides themselves dramatically smoother.
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In Ron Toomer
His work with Arrow Dynamics (founded as Arrow Development Company in 1946) brought to life such influential steel thrillers as the tubular track Runaway Mine Ride (1966), the inverted helix-shaped Corkscrew (1975), and the first suspended coasters of the 1980s.
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