Helix

A helix is a turn of at least 360°, resulting in an upward or downward spiral. If the incline turns to a decline part-way through, it is a Bayerncurve, a special subcatorgory of the helix.

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Inverting	Banana roll Barrel roll downdrop Batwing Bowtie Butterfly Cobra loop Cobra roll Corkscrew Cutback Demonic knot Dive drop Dive loop Diving turn Dog tongue Double inverting dive loop Double inverting stall Drachen fire dive drop Finnish loop Fly to lie / Lie to fly Flying snake dive Heartline roll Immelmann Inclined dive loop Inclined loop In-line twist Interlocking corkscrews Interlocking loops Lagoon roll Negative-g stall loop Norwegian loop Over-banked inversion Pretzel knot Pretzel loop Raven turn Reverse cobra roll Reverse sidewinder Roll out Roll over Rollover camelback Saxophone Scorpion tail Sea serpent Sidewinder SkyLoop Step-up under flip Tongue Top-Gun stall Twisted horseshoe roll Twisted in-line rollback Vertical loop Wraparound corkscrew Zero-g roll Zero-g stall Zero-g winder
Non-inverting	Dark/Show section Double down Hairpin dive Hairpin turn Hammerhead turn Helix High five Hill Horseshoe Jr. Scorpion tail Kickflip Non inverting cobra roll Non inverting loop Octopus arm Outward banked airtime hill Over-banked curve Over-banked pretzel knot Pretzel curve Splashdown Splash effect Splash track Stengel dive Switch track Tilt section Trick track Triple dip Tunnel Turntable Twisted dive Twisted top hat Vertical drop track Vertical rollback Vertical spiral Wagon wheel Water brakes Wave turn Windcatcher tower
Variable	Jr. Immelmann Top hat