Hangar Door Industry Articles, News & Resources

When designing a modern aircraft hangar, usable space and aircraft flow matter more than ever. One door configuration gaining significant traction in Group I and Group II hangars is the floating hangar door—and for good reason.

Aircraft hangar construction is a complex orchestration of multiple trades working in sequence. One of the most critical—and often underestimated—aspects of this process is coordinating the hangar door installation with surrounding scopes.

There are two types of motor operator in the marketplace. When selecting a motor operator for a hangar door, there are several factors to consider which will help it meet the requirements. Here are some things to discuss with a hangar door manufacturer.

Aero Door case studies over the years have shown that not welding the top tracks creates significant issues with how the door operates.

Aero Door has the capability to replace your rusty, rotten hangar door bottom rail with new bottom rails and pour back new concrete.

A floating hangar door system is a series of leaves that move horizontally within the opening. There are no pockets to concede like a biparting hangar door.

Hangar door windows or translucent wall panels are a great way to add aesthetic flare to your building while allowing natural light to penetrate the hangar. You have a limitless choice of window designs to choose from...

When designing or refurbishing a large door for a hangar, it’s strongly advisable to include a drainage system on each side of the bottom tracks for rainwater to run off. Inadequate drainage means ASCE rail will corrode in stagnant rainwater.

When we use the terms wind or live load deflection in horizontal rolling hangar doors we’re talking about how many inches of vertical movement (+/-) a door can tolerate from wind or snow.

There are two models of door opener on the market, the difference between them is how they move the door, how much space is required, functionality features and price.

There are two models of door opener on the market, the difference between them is how they move the door, how much space is required, functionality features and price.

The most important function of any hangar construction project is the safe and easy way for airplanes to enter and exit and protect the inside when the door is closed. No matter what the weather conditions are the doors must be safe to operate.

The junction box should be installed in the top corner, next to where the hangar door top track system ends. Watch the video.

A top guide roller connects the top track to the door panel and in most cases each door panel has two rollers. When replacing a top guide roller...

Each electric motor is designed around the specifications of the hangar door, which ensures key performance attributes such as traction and horse power are met.

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