T-hangar vs Nested T-hangar
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baileyrory
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T-hangar vs Nested T-hangar
I'm wondering if anyone has any practical experience with these two styles of hangar. I found some good graphics showing airplane hangars here. As far as I can tell, the T-Hangar and nested T-Hangar are identical as far as interior dimensions. I'm wondering if this is really the case.
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baileyrory
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Re: T-hangar vs Nested T-hangar
After doing a bit more research, it looks like one of the biggest reasons to go with the nested T-hangar is the reduction of building materials and needed taxiway. I still haven't run across any interior dimensions to compare, though.
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Re: T-hangar vs Nested T-hangar
Probably the optimal hangar door design for me would be a bifold door. But there are others that I should look into. Side-by-side doors. Bottom rolling doors. Vertical lift.
Re: T-hangar vs Nested T-hangar
It has been my experience over the years that your neighbors are more important than the style of T hangar. I have seen hangars that were well built and safe and I have seen hangars that were a disaster. Factory built hangar doors are the best way to go. Many, many bifold doors that are "Home made" are of such poor design or build that I would not even walk under let alone park an airplane under. One design I worked with was a wide opening that used two manufacured aluminum overhead doors with center windows that used a heavy 8 inch square movable center post for the inside slider guides. To open the doors, one pulled each half of the doors up and overhead on the tracks, unlatched the center post and moved it to one side on barn door sliders. It was not a push button operation but was well designed, adjustable and durable.
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baileyrory
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Re: T-hangar vs Nested T-hangar
That's a very interesting design idea. Certainly not something I would have thought of myself. Thanks for sharing.oldtimer wrote:It has been my experience over the years that your neighbors are more important than the style of T hangar. I have seen hangars that were well built and safe and I have seen hangars that were a disaster. Factory built hangar doors are the best way to go. Many, many bifold doors that are "Home made" are of such poor design or build that I would not even walk under let alone park an airplane under. One design I worked with was a wide opening that used two manufacured aluminum overhead doors with center windows that used a heavy 8 inch square movable center post for the inside slider guides. To open the doors, one pulled each half of the doors up and overhead on the tracks, unlatched the center post and moved it to one side on barn door sliders. It was not a push button operation but was well designed, adjustable and durable.
