Airplanes in a 60' x 60' Hangar?

Drew Dalgleish wrote:
On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:03:04 -0400, "Kyle Boatright"
wrote:


Anyone have experience with a 60x60 hangar? Our EAA chapter may have the
opportunity to lease one, and the economics will be driven by the number of
aircraft we can store. We'll have a mix of types - figure 25% RV's, 25%
kitfoxes, 25% C-172's, and 25% Cherokees.

Any thoughts on the number of aircraft we can store in that size hangar
assuming the mix of aircraft is roughly as listed?

My guess is that 6 will fit easily, and 8, maybe more, will be possible.

I rented a 60x60 for 2 years before I bought my T hangar. We had three
in the hangar. With a 50 foot door you can park two in the front and
not have to move the other front airplane. A buddy owns a 60x60 and
puts 5 in there, two cubs, a Cessna 180, a Luscombe 8A, and a Debonair.
Way too many for my tastes. Seems like every plane is an inch from
every other plane. No way do you get 8 planes in a 60x60 unless you are
folding wings. With 6 planes you won't go two weeks before somebody has
hanagr rash, plus the guys in the back have to move every plane to get
out. That gets old in about 2 seconds. The best way to run a 60x60 is
to have a door on the front as well as the back. The thing that causes
the high turnover rate is the constant moving of airplanes and the
constant hangar rash.