Domes are simply cool.

I remember a proposal for a dome/carosel hangar that stored 8 aircraft. The
aircraft were on a snowflake-like carosel made of 6" steel "C" channel that
also guided the aircraft wheels as they were rolled in tail first. It
rolled on the concrete floor with dozens of ball bearing urethane tired
wheels and rotated about the center of the hangar.

An owner would punch in his combination into the lock and the door would
electrically open as the carosel rotated his aircraft into position to roll
out of the hangar. It would have worked something like an airplane vending
machine.

The claim was made that this was significantly cheaper than T-hangers with
the same ease of access to the airplanes. Cheaper because there was only
one small door for 8 airplanes.

Bill Daniels


"Montblack" wrote in message
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("Morgans" wrote)
I was not able to find the exact page that I was looking for. I remember
seeing a hangar that was a concrete dome, and had two doors, that were
the same shape as the dome. They would stay in a down position, but
rotate along the inside wall, thus taking up very little space.


Here you go Jim.

If you're a fast reader ....it shouldn't take you too long. g

http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/commercial/hangar_door/index.html

http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/commercial/mclad/index.html

http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/commercial/hangars03/index.html

http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/commercial/hangars/index.html


http://www.monolithic.com/construction/index.html
Much much much fun info in these links, too.


Montblack