Mumbai University > Civil Engineering > Sem 5 > Transportation Engineering 1

Marks: 4M

Year: May 2015

Hanger:

• A closed structure to hold aircraft or spacecraft in protective storage is termed as hangars.
• The main purpose of a hangar is to provide an enclosure for shelter or housing and repairing of the aircraft.
• Following are the various uses of hangars:

1. It protects aircraft from weather
2. It protects aircraft from direct sunlight
3. It is used for maintenance, repair, manufacture, assembly and storage of aircrafts on airfields.

• Most hangars are built in metal but other materials such as wood and concrete are also used.
• It can be constructed in steel framework covered with the galvanized iron sheets. Service hangars are also provided for storage of spare parts required for repair with machine shops. Size of a hangar depends upon the size of aircraft and its turning radius.

Types of Hangars

There are mainly two types of hangars namely:

(i) T-hangars

(ii) Nose hangars