wanted: hangar door tips

Cub Driver wrote:

I'm not
sure what would happen in a severe winter--would the bottom track get
frozen up?

Similar doors have frozen up at other airports in New Jersey. Sometimes an aircraft
can be locked in for months.

George Patterson
This marriage is off to a shaky start. The groom just asked the band to
play "Your cheatin' heart", and the bride just requested "Don't come home
a'drinkin' with lovin' on your mind".

Why couldn't they use salt to melt the ice?

Mike
MU-2

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Cub Driver wrote:

I'm not
sure what would happen in a severe winter--would the bottom track get
frozen up?

Similar doors have frozen up at other airports in New Jersey. Sometimes an
aircraft
can be locked in for months.

George Patterson
This marriage is off to a shaky start. The groom just asked the band
to
play "Your cheatin' heart", and the bride just requested "Don't come
home
a'drinkin' with lovin' on your mind".

Mike Rapoport wrote:

Why couldn't they use salt to melt the ice?

Someone would probably shoot them. I have enough problems with corrosion on my truck
caused by salt without someone adding to the situation at the airport.

George Patterson
This marriage is off to a shaky start. The groom just asked the band to
play "Your cheatin' heart", and the bride just requested "Don't come home
a'drinkin' with lovin' on your mind".

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 16:33:40 GMT, "Mike Rapoport"
wrote: (about sliding doors with track
below):

Why couldn't they use salt to melt the ice?

That ought to work, if done regularly and in advance of snowstorms.

I suspect what happened in the case mentioned was that the hangar was
left alone for a week or two. Pretty hard to melt ice from on top when
it has accumulated and there's an iron frost in the ground. (I assume
that New Jersey deep-freezes in winter. New Hampshire certain does


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(Joa) wrote in message

Any tips from those of you that have built or used this style of door?

Thanks folks.

J oa

Yeah, get a bi-fold. It's worth it. My damn custom hydro door always
jams, and instead of working on an airplane, I get to spend all my
time doing maintenance to the property. Those segmented doors always
rattle and will drive you crazy.

pac

Rollers, folders.... all asking for trouble. Why not a garage-door
style door, single piece and folding upward with help from low-tech
springs? That's what we recommend for county hangars. Very low
maintenance, can be automated, and don't flop around in the wind.

My opinion only, of course.

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Musky wrote:

Rollers, folders.... all asking for trouble. Why not a garage-door
style door, single piece and folding upward with help from low-tech
springs? That's what we recommend for county hangars. Very low
maintenance, can be automated, and don't flop around in the wind.

We have a large one of those on the hanger we're in at the moment, on
the order of 50 x 25. No springs; a series of cables runs from the top
of the door to a large counterweight; attached to the bottom of the
counterweight is a cable to a _small_ winch (of the sort usually used to
move small boats onto trailers) that is used to raise and lower the door.

It works great; I just don't want to be around if the thing ever decides
to let loose. From the looks of the counterweight the thing isn't
precisely "light".

How can you get a 40 ft garage style door to work properly. Can you imagine
one track holding each end. Wouldn't the midlle colapse when in the up
position?

J.P.
"Musky" wrote in message
...
Rollers, folders.... all asking for trouble. Why not a garage-door
style door, single piece and folding upward with help from low-tech
springs? That's what we recommend for county hangars. Very low
maintenance, can be automated, and don't flop around in the wind.

My opinion only, of course.

http://www.dpindustries.com/onepiece...nterweight.htm

more on doors:

http://www.hangartrader.com/aircraft_hangar_doors.htm

Jean-Paul Roy wrote:
How can you get a 40 ft garage style door to work properly. Can you imagine
one track holding each end. Wouldn't the midlle colapse when in the up
position?

thank you very much, Very informative.

regards

Jean-Paul
"Musky" wrote in message
...
http://www.dpindustries.com/onepiece...nterweight.htm

more on doors:

http://www.hangartrader.com/aircraft_hangar_doors.htm

Jean-Paul Roy wrote:
How can you get a 40 ft garage style door to work properly. Can you
imagine
one track holding each end. Wouldn't the midlle colapse when in the up
position?