The movement is accomplished by a motor raising up one end of the cable, so the whole thing points down hill towards the island, causing the carrier to roll forward. To return the carrier back, the cable is simply lowered down again, so it slopes back to the boarding area.

Flug des Ikarus

Flug des Ikarus

5 January, 2019 by Gazza

The movement is accomplished by a motor raising up one end of the cable, so the whole thing points down hill towards the island, causing the carrier to roll forward. To return the carrier back, the cable is simply lowered down again, so it slopes back to the boarding area.

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