I've always been puzzled why the carousel hangar for sailplanes never caught on. Bob Carlton designed a beautiful example that has been in operation for over 15 years at Moriarty, NM. It holds eight gliders on a set of rotating beams driven by a rope and capstan. It takes a 3 HP electric motor, and in a "worst case" scenario, (your glider is on spot #8 and #1 just pulled out), you have to hold the switch for 2 1/2 minutes to rotate all the way back around.

You never have to touch any other glider, there is no "hangar rash," only one door (and thus requires much less taxiway access) and the building required is smaller than the long, narrow designs with full width doors on both sides.

Bob tried to market plans, kits and full installations years ago, but nobody ever committed. Except for a few minor glitches due to operator error, it has been very reliable. There is pretty much always a waiting list, and some gliders have been in the hangar since day one.