My mom treated Phil and Jessi to a ride on the Whirlpool Aero Car. It was something Phil had always wanted to do and Jessi was trying to pack as much fun into our two days as she possibly could! Phil says that the ride was extremely smooth riding and safe too. They claim that only 1 cable is needed to support the aero car and there are 6 cables for extra safety. What do you think? Would you like to dangle from such a height over a raging whirl pool??? I think I had just as much fun taking pix from the sidelines!!
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A little history about the aero car taken from Info Niagara's website:
The aero car was designed by a Spanish engineer, Leonardo Torres Quevedo and has been in operation since 1910. The cable car is suspended from six sturdy cables and offers a wonderful view of the Niagara Whirlpool which is formed at the end of the rapids where the gorge turns abruptly to the northeast and the river escapes through the narrowest channel in the gorge.
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