The design is similar to old barns that had an I beam cantilevered outside
with a pulley or crane running on a track.

The only limitation of this approach is that it will not work with a typical
vertical lift door. You need to have sliding doors. The other thing you
need to worry about is to make sure that you have the proper vertical
support for the beam, as the forces will be quite large as you roll the
glider out of the hanger. One approach is to use a cable from the end of
the beam to a gable on the hanger.

Mike Schumann

"Paul Remde" wrote in message
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Hi Stephen,

We have a setup much like what you describe below at Stanton Airfield in
Minnesota. The Minnesota Soaring Club hangs 3 or 4 gliders in the main
hangar. We keep other gliders on the ground in other hangars. An I-beam
extends outside of the building so that you could roll the glider out and
lower it outside of the hangar. Most of the time we move the power planes
out from underneath it and lower it inside the hangar - out of the wind.
It has a nice winch setup with an "I" shaped bar that supports 2 very
large straps that go under the fuselage.

I don't think I have any good photos of the setup. You can see details on
the club he http://www.soarmn.com/msc/

Good Soaring,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com


"stevehaley" wrote in message
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In my travels around Europe I have seen several examples of hanging
gliders from the hanger roof - Is it possible to have an arrangement
where you could actually extract the glider that is hanging without
disturbing the glider(s) on the floor of the hanger? IE an I beam on
the ceiling which the hoist could travel along similar to what
warehouses in olden days had..
In addition would appreciate feedback on where the electric hoist
equipment can be sourced and anyones experience with these systems or
any other hanger designs that could be recomended for private owners.
Pictures would be appreciated.
rgds
Stephen