Hangar Space - A Physical Plant

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the physical construction of airport hangars. The paper considers the overall infrastructure facilities required by the airport and the type of service envisaged by the airport. It also takes into account the planes that are likely to use the airports and shows how these factors play an important role in determining the proper planning of an airport.

Table of Contents:
Airport Facilities - Planning Hangar Construction
Airport Macro Level Planning
Early Hangars and Development
Regulations and Requirements
Hangars and Airports
Planning Airport Hangars
The Considerations for Hangars
Types of Hangars in General
The Planning of the Hangar
Determining the Size and Functions of the Hangar
General Hangar Amenities
Hangar Doors
The Modern Door Architecture
Designing Hangars
Engineering Considerations
Deciding on Structure
Modern Developments
Summary

From the Paper:

"There is always a heavy demand everywhere for hangars. A well planned hangar system can help reduce the airport's trade deficits and augment its income. Design considerations for hangars will be such that it will concern with the size of the planes that will use the hangar and the type of facilities envisaged at the hangars. There are Planes like the Boeing, Cessna, Piper and Airbus with different requirements. However Boeing keeps changing the size of the aircraft. In deciding the facility care must be given to the type of entry, dimensions and the apron length. Statutory requirements have to be met with like the Electrical System Requirements of NFPA 70. The structure of the hangar is very important to be flexible enough to adapt to the changing aircraft size. This is achieved by a span and grid structure which can be flexible enough to accommodate modern craft without much reworking or addition. Since the increase of aircraft span necessitates the increase in floor space, it is better to design the hangars as semi permanent structures that can be expanded laterally and vertically to accommodate future innovations. Asia and the eastern countries are fast modernizing their airports to meet the modern requirements."

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