Singapore Flyer

The Singapore Flyer is a giant Ferris wheel in Singapore. Described by its operators as an observation wheel,^[5] it opened in 2008, construction having taken about 2½ years.^[1] It carried its first paying passengers on 11 February, opened to the public on 1 March, and was officially opened on 15 April. It has 28 air-conditioned capsules, each able to accommodate 28 passengers, and incorporates a three-storey terminal building.^[

The Flyer has an overall height of 165 metres (541 ft) and was the world’s tallest Ferris wheel until the 167.6 m (550 ft) High Roller, which is 2.6 m (9 ft) taller than the Flyer,^[8] opened on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, US, on 31 March 2014.^[9] The previous record holder, the Star of Nanchang, in Jiangxi, China, is 160 m (525 ft) tall, although its 153 m (502 ft) diameter wheel is larger than the Flyer’s 150 m (492 ft) wheel.

新加坡摩天观景轮是新加坡的巨型摩天轮。它的操作员将其描述为观察轮，[5]它于2008年开放，建筑耗时约2年半。[1]它于2月11日运送了第一批付费乘客，于3月1日向公众开放，并于4月15日正式开放。它有28个空调胶囊，每个可容纳28名乘客，并包含一个三层的航站楼。 
Flyer的总高度为165米（541英尺），是世界上最高的摩天轮，直到167.6米（550英尺）的高辊，比飞行器高出2.6米（9英尺），[8] 2014年3月31日，美国内华达州拉斯维加斯大道。[9]之前的纪录保持者，位于中国江西的南昌之星，身高160米（525英尺），虽然其直径为153米（502英尺）的车轮大于飞行器的150米（492英尺）车轮。