There probably is a seperate feed, with its own redundant valves to supply the harnesses. Keep in mind that the feedback would be pressure transducers and if something were to go wrong, they would detect it and give a fault.
Finnegan's Flyer
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Everything related the the swing itself is air coming from a "restraint tank" in each of the two towers. This includes the rachet pawls themselves, anti crush pawls, the cooler and cleanout for the swing.
Once the lock button on the swing is pressed, this cuts off air to one side of each riders restraint. Each harness has main pawls which is the clicking you hear when the harness comes down to each riders body. There are also pawls that have one closed setting for the lap bar, as you hear when the lap bar comes over the rider's body. After the lap bar is down and the harness is down to the desired height, the operator will "lock" the harnesses. This cuts off the rest of the air to the swing, locking the anti crush pawls, which prevents the harness from going up or down during the ride cycle, until the switch is turned back to open.
Each harness also has individual valves to allow each seat to evacuate separately, which can either be done with power on or would need an accompanied hose if the power were off. The keyswitch on the control box where the lock button is on each swing allows operators to evacuate 8 riders on each side of the swing when power is on. I am not sure on the number of valves or redundancies there are preventing air from leaking into the harness, but I do know it is monitored. Of course the ride cycle air and restraint air are connected to the big tanks below the platform but everything is more than enough volume to keep up with cycling. In fact, those compressors for Finnegan's could run probably that whole half of the park in terms of air supply.
So I'm assuming each pawl is sprung, with the spring working against the air pressure - so that if there's no pressure, the pawl disengages? Once the lock button is pressed, it dumps air into the locking pawls' piston, pushing it up against the ratchet, thus preventing the bar from coming up - the anticrush pawl and ratchet system faces the opposite direction, and when the selector switch for that is flicked over to "lock", it dumps the remaining air into the anticrush pawl's piston, preventing the bar from coming up?
Or is it the opposite - the spring tries to bring the piston towards the ratchet, and if air pressure is applied to the bars, they release? I guess this'd make more sense and would line up with why Screamin Swings anticrush in the case of a power outage.
Just some random thoughts I had concerning the Finnegan's Flyer location:
I'm sure the location chosen for Finnegan's Flyer is disputable to most of us here, including me. Walking across the bridge, and through Killarney, I would say the site of Grogan's Grill would have been a fantastic spot to build Finnegan's versus where it is now. It would have maintained the wooded feel of the bridge and still featured an over the water swing on one side, over a fountain too. The ride itself, while still being on an elevated platform, would be surrounded by trees being that there is no Colonial Pipeline on that side of the Ireland bridge. Grogan's Grill is used some, but it is definitely underused and nothing there, I believe, wouldn't be able to move to Annie's Cafe next to the pub. The way I have it pictured below would have even been able to keep the trellises on both sides, to even more add to the greenery around the ride.
A big reason I believe Finnegan's was built where it is was for serviceability. The Loch Ness service road was already there and it was simple to add a crane service pad just adjacent. If the swing was built on the North side of the Ireland bridge, a new service road and compressor yard would have to be built. Below, I have one option as to how that could be built.
I'm sure the location chosen for Finnegan's Flyer is disputable to most of us here, including me. Walking across the bridge, and through Killarney, I would say the site of Grogan's Grill would have been a fantastic spot to build Finnegan's versus where it is now. It would have maintained the wooded feel of the bridge and still featured an over the water swing on one side, over a fountain too. The ride itself, while still being on an elevated platform, would be surrounded by trees being that there is no Colonial Pipeline on that side of the Ireland bridge. Grogan's Grill is used some, but it is definitely underused and nothing there, I believe, wouldn't be able to move to Annie's Cafe next to the pub. The way I have it pictured below would have even been able to keep the trellises on both sides, to even more add to the greenery around the ride.
A big reason I believe Finnegan's was built where it is was for serviceability. The Loch Ness service road was already there and it was simple to add a crane service pad just adjacent. If the swing was built on the North side of the Ireland bridge, a new service road and compressor yard would have to be built. Below, I have one option as to how that could be built.
The no restraint rides they promoted are coming to reality
Finally, I've been waiting to be yeeted for a faster way to get from Ireland to Apollo.
That’s the new member exclusive arm. Take your complaints and leave them at the bottom of the Rhine.
Green swing looks like it came from Action Park.
Finally it matches the ride artwork
Rode this for the first time today, its pretty fat friendly (as a fat guy) it has a test seat but i didnt use it because I fit on all the coasters and saw the people who exited the ride and made the assumption based on those 2 things that Id fit, and I did with some room.
Its a fun ride, its like a more intense battering ram with a lot of air time and lots of stomach sinking. Not sure it should be next to the $1 hotdogs and pub, but I enjoyed my ride!
Its a fun ride, its like a more intense battering ram with a lot of air time and lots of stomach sinking. Not sure it should be next to the $1 hotdogs and pub, but I enjoyed my ride!
Finnegans can't really valley. Worst that happens? A big gust of wind prevents a full loop.
Does this thing ever close for maintenance? Or do these swings not take much to breakdown ect like coaster trains?
It has the beauty of being able to operate with one swing at a time. So in theory, the could do annual on one swing, while operating the other and vice versa. It is done for when projection is low or one side is having issues.