hangar doors

"Grumman-581" wrote in message ...
: "Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message
: news : You do, however, have to inspect the cables regularly to make sure that
: they are not fraying. Racing driver Mark Martin almost lost his Citation
: when the cables broke just after he had wheeled the jet into his hangar.
:
: In a previous hangar, one of the cables came loose and the door dropped...
: Jumped the track and swung inwards... I had my boat parked in from of my
: wing and I was crossing behind the boat... It pushed the boat backwards and
: the swim platform pinned me against the wall... When they fall, they make a
: pretty damn loud sound though... I've decided that if I ever build my own
: hangar, I'm going to go with the sliding multi-fold fiberglass panel doors
: instead... They are light enough that you don't need a motorized opener, so
: they're perfect if you ever lose power and still want to go flying...
: They're translucent, so they let a lot of light in also...


I watch the cables and they look fine. The latest doors are using nylon straps which looks pretty good...

Good point about the power issue. I have wondered what I would do to open the door if the power was out...