Aero-Loop: A carousel that will lift you off your feet
Avery Caiazza
Industrial Design, 2024
The Aero-Loop is a mechanical carousel in the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park to showcase aviation throughout the ages. The Aero-Loop is fitted with five planes from the accompanying Interpretive Center. Fixed to a tilted belt, visitors grab onto the handles of a plane, get a running start, and feel the wonder of flight. Laying across a plane, arms stretched out, the visitor embodies flight and the flier. They’re airborne for a few seconds before running and flying all over again. The more people fly, the easier it is, demonstrating that seemingly impossible feats are made possible with the help of others.
Visitors got to learn and watch others discover flight throughout their visit, what better way to end than to offer the same experience. Leave with a sense of awe, feeling flight on such a personal scale, knowing it was by your own strength that you achieved flight.
Avery Caiazza is an Industrial Designer graduating in the spring. She is interested in toy design, experience design, and story driven design with an eye for detail in her craft. She enjoys sculpting, sewing, and jewelry-making in her spare time. After graduation she is interested in pursuing game design.
