Aero Doors is specialized working with Contractors & Developers in custom manufacturing, maintaining and servicing hangardoors for large aircrafts. Based in Florida, USA

Why grease pins on your hangar door wheels are critical

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.

Add Natural Light with Hangar Door Windows

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…

What is a Hangar Door Weather Seal?

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.

Horizontal Rolling Large Building Door Configurations

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.

Hangar Door Deflection and Top Guide Rollers

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.

Comparison: Vertical Lifting Hangar Doors or Horizontal Moving?

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.

What is a Soffit Closure Plate?

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.

Hangar Door Leaf Comparison: Pickup Brackets or Cable System?

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.

Motorized Hangar Doors Overview, Types and Features

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.

Outriggers: Design Options for Aircraft Hangars with Limited Space

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

Hangar Doors Buyers Guide 2021

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.

What are Safety Sensing Edges and How are they used on Hangar Doors?

The primary goal is to stop the movement of the hangar door before it comes in to contact with an aircraft, a tug, or something else.

Electric Motors and Controls – Junction Box

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

Wheels & Caster Replacement and Specifications

Hangar door wheels shall be of steel plate or cast steel, having a minimum tread diameter as required for the actual wheel loading.

Top Guide Rollers for Steel Sliding Hangar Doors | Hanger Roller Doors

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…

Bottom Rolling Large Hangar Door Configurations

The beauty of a bottom rolling door is there’s so many different ways that they can operate. There’s a design to suit almost every set of circumstances.

Electric Motors for Aircraft Hangar Doors

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.

Choosing a Bottom Rolling Hangar Door for your Aircraft Hangar

If you’re like most, you rarely pause to consider any impact the choice of door has on the functionality of the building. Colors, architectural detail and landscaping all contribute to a building…

AeroDoor COVID-19 Update

Our safety training and Covid 19 protocols will continue to evolve as this virus develops and we learn more.

Aircraft Hangar Door Construction Guide

Before hangar construction, you must assess the current state of your airport or airpark, how well it operates, and the viability of new hangar construction.