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Aero Doors is specialized in manufacturing, maintaining and servicing hangardoors for large aircrafts. Based in Florida, USA

The 35-Foot Shift: A High-Clearance Revenue Catalyst for Aircraft Hangar Construction

April 14, 2026/in All, Design, For Architects, For Contractors & Developers, For Owners & Managers, Manufacturing/by Paul Blake

The metal construction industry is standing at the intersection of a regulatory unlock and an unprecedented aviation boom. We aren’t just building taller; we are building more, and we are building bigger than ever before.

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Floating Hangar Doors — Why Owners Are Making The Shift

December 23, 2025/in All, Design, For Architects, For Contractors & Developers, For Owners & Managers, Manufacturing/by Paul Blake

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.

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Smarter Hangar Design Starts With Smarter Door Planning

December 18, 2025/in All, Design, For Architects, For Owners & Managers, Manufacturing/by Paul Blake

One of the most effective ways to maximize project efficiency — and fit more hangars on a given site — is by rethinking how the hangar door is configured.

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Coordinating Hangar Door Installation with Other Trades

July 25, 2025/in All, For Contractors & Developers, Installation/by Paul Blake

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.

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Personnel Door Frames for Airplane Hangar Doors

July 2, 2025/in All, Design, For Architects, Installation, Maintenance/by Paul Blake

Personnel doors provide convenient or emergency egress from the hangar to the flight line and can be installed in a door leaf, or pocket space.

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Hangar Door Motor Guide

April 11, 2024/in All/by Paul Blake

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.

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Safety Edge for Hangar Doors

October 31, 2023/in All/by Paul Blake

The primary purpose of a safety edge is to bring a moving hangar door to an immediate halt when it encounters an obstruction.

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Welding Versus Bolting Top Track

October 30, 2023/in All/by Jonathan Mathews

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

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Benefits of AeroDoors’ Oil-Impregnated Bronze Rollers

October 24, 2023/in All/by Jonathan Mathews

Bronze has many great properties that make it suitable for top rollers. They are long-lasting because of their resistance to shock load, friction, and wear.

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Do Your Hangar Door Rails Need Replacement?

October 16, 2023/in All, For Owners & Managers, Maintenance/by Jonathan Mathews

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

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Why grease pins on your hangar door wheels are critical

August 9, 2023/in All, For Architects, For Contractors & Developers, For Owners & Managers, Maintenance, Manufacturing/by Jonathan Mathews

Wheels and bearings are critical components on a bottom rolling hangar door. They carry the weight of the door and must move freely. A door that is difficult to move will wear down drive components.

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Why specifications are so important for floating door configurations

July 11, 2023/in All/by Paul Blake

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.

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Hangar Door Refurbishments

July 7, 2023/in All/by Paul Blake

There are occasions when someone wants to replace a vertical lifting hangar door, such as a bifold or hydraulic door, with a sliding or bottom rolling door which moves horizontally on tracks.

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Add Natural Light with Hangar Door Windows

April 21, 2023/in All, Design, For Architects, For Contractors & Developers, For Owners & Managers/by Paul Blake

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…

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What is a Hangar Door Weather Seal?

February 28, 2023/in All, Design, For Architects, For Contractors & Developers, For Owners & Managers/by Paul Blake

How can the sealability be improved on a hangar door? We can add a floating weather seal across the top of the door. This will provide better weather seal coverage between the top of the door and the building when the roof deflects upwards.

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Drainage for Sliding Door Tracks

November 16, 2022/in All, Design, For Architects, Installation, Maintenance/by Paul Blake

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.

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Horizontal Sliding Hangar Doors | Configurations & Design | AeroDoor

May 3, 2022/in All, Design, For Architects, For Contractors & Developers, For Owners & Managers/by Paul Blake

How considerations such as the number of tracks, or number of door leaves and motors that will impact your building design, budget costs, impact the success or failure of the door when people begin using it day to day.

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Hangar Door Deflection and Top Guide Rollers

April 5, 2022/in All, Design, For Architects, For Contractors & Developers, Manufacturing/by Paul Blake

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.

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Comparison: Vertical Lifting Hangar Doors or Horizontal Moving?

February 25, 2022/in All, Design, For Architects, For Contractors & Developers, For Owners & Managers, Maintenance/by Paul Blake

With so many different styles of hangar door to choose from, we decided it would be helpful to separate those which operate horizontally and those vertically.

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What is a Soffit Closure Plate?

February 9, 2022/in All, For Architects, For Contractors & Developers, For Owners & Managers, Installation/by Paul Blake

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.

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Hangar Door Leaf Comparison: Pickup Brackets or Cable System?

February 2, 2022/in All, Design, For Architects, For Contractors & Developers, For Owners & Managers/by Paul Blake

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.

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Motorized Hangar Doors Overview, Types and Features

January 27, 2022/in All, Design, For Architects, For Contractors & Developers, For Owners & Managers, Maintenance/by Paul Blake

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.

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Outriggers: Design Options for Aircraft Hangars with Limited Space

January 12, 2022/in All, Design, For Architects, For Contractors & Developers, For Owners & Managers/by Paul Blake

Outriggers allow you to build a new bigger frame around the existing opening for larger aircraft and to maximize accessibility.

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Hangar Doors Buyers Guide 2021

April 12, 2021/in All, Design, For Architects, For Contractors & Developers, For Owners & Managers, Maintenance/by Paul Blake

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.

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