wanted: hangar door tips

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

Not exactly the same, but the main hangar at Andover NJ has a concrete
floor with steel tracks in it. The doors (which are extensive) consist
of at least six pieces say 10-12-foot wide. There were barn-door
rollers above and (I think) below. Sliding them open was a breeze, and
you could expose a limited amount of the hangar if you chose. I'm not
sure what would happen in a severe winter--would the bottom track get
frozen up?

all the best -- Dan Ford
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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".

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

Mike
MU-2

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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


all the best -- Dan Ford
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