A cutaway diagram of a hangar.

A hangar is an enclosed structure designed to hold aircraft in protective storage. Most modern hangars are built of metal, but wood and concrete are other materials commonly used. The word hangar comes from a northern French dialect, and means "cattle pen. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people "

Hangars protect aircraft from weather and ultraviolet light. The weather is a set of all the phenomena occurring in a given Atmosphere at a given Time. Hangars may be used as an enclosed repair shop or, in some cases, an assembly area. Additionally, hangars keep secret aircraft hidden from satellites or spyplanes. A spy satellite (officially referred to as a reconnaissance satellite) is an Earth observation satellite or Communications satellite deployed for Surveillance aircraft are military Aircraft used for monitoring enemy activity usually carrying no armament

Aircraft storage halls on carriers are also known as hangars. An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with

History

The Wright Flyer outside the aircraft's makeshift hangar

Carl Rickard Nyberg used a hangar to store his Flugan in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Carl Rickard Nyberg ( May 28, 1858, &ndash 1939 was the founder of Max Sieverts Lödlampfabrik, then one of the largest industries in Sundbyberg Flugan ( The Fly) was an early aeroplane designed and built by Carl Rickard Nyberg outside his home in Lidingö, Sweden.

In 1909, Louis Bleriot crash-landed on a northern French farm in Les Baraques (between Sangatte and Calais) and rolled his monoplane into the farmer's cattle pen. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Louis Blériot ( July 1 1872 in Cambrai, France &ndash August 1 1936 in Paris, France) was a Sangatte is a small harbour town and commune of the Pas-de-Calais département, on the northern coast of France, bordering the Calais (kaˈlɛ in English often kæˈleɪ traditional English pronunciation /ˈkælɨs/ Kales is a town in northern France. For Félix du Temple 's invention see ''Monoplane'' (1874 Types of monoplane The main distinction in types of monoplane is At the time, Bleriot was in a race to be the first man to cross the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft, so he set up headquarters in the unused shed. After returning home, Bleriot called REIDsteel, the maker of the cattle pen, and ordered three "hangars" for personal use. REIDsteel continues to make hangars and hangar parts.

The Wright brothers stored and repaired their airplane in a wooden hangar they constructed in 1902 at Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina for their glider. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Kill Devil Hills is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, USA North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Terminology A "glider" is an unpowered Aircraft. The most common types of glider are today used for sporting purposes After completing design and construction of the Wright Flyer in Ohio, the brothers returned to Kill Devil Hill only to find their hangar damaged. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads They repaired the structure and constructed a new workshop while they waited for the Flyer to be shipped.

One of the largest hangars built was for the former Soviet Air Force. It has now been converted to house a rain forest. Other notable large hangars are Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand measuring 885x295x115 feet, NAS Sunnyvale in the United States measuring 1,133x308x198 feet and the Filton Aerodrome in England measuring 1,155x115x263 feet.

Airship hangar

Six helium-filled blimps stored in one of the two hangars at the former Marine Corps Air Station in Tustin, California

Airship hangar (also referred to as "airship sheds") are generally larger than conventional airplane hangars, particularly in terms of overall height. Helium ( He) is a colorless odorless tasteless non-toxic Inert Monatomic Chemical An airbase, sometimes referred to as an Air Force Station, a military Airport or airfield, provides basing and support of Military Tustin is a city in Orange County, California, United States. Airships are sheltered in airship hangars during construction and sometimes also for regular operation particularly at bad weather conditions Most early airships used hydrogen gas to provide them with sufficient buoyancy for flight, so their hangars had to provide protection from stray sparks in order to prevent the flammable gas from exploding. Hydrogen (ˈhaɪdrədʒən is the Chemical element with Atomic number 1 Hangars that held multiple craft of this type were at risk from chain-reaction explosions. For this reason, most hangars for hydrogen-based airships were sized to house only one or two such craft.

During the "Golden Age" of airship travel (starting in 1900), mooring masts and sheds were constructed to build and house airships on their world travels. The British government built a shed in Karachi for the R101, and the Brazilian government built one in Rio de Janeiro[1] for the German Zeppelins. (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil A Zeppelin is a type of Rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on designs he had outlined The largest airship hangar, at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio, was used for the construction of the USS Akron (ZRS-4) and USS Macon (ZRS-5). The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. Akron is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Summit County. Construction and commissioning Construction of the ZRS-4 commenced on 31 October 1929 at Springfield Township Ohio, by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation, and on Leading up to the crash During a crossing of the continent Macon was forced to fly up to 1800 m (6000 ft to clear mountains in Arizona. Its length was 1,175 ft (358 m) and its roof soared to 200 ft (61 m).

The US Navy established a total of ten "lighter-than-air" (LTA) bases across the United States during World War II as part of the coastal defense plan. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Hangars at these bases are some of the world's largest freestanding wood structures. Seven of the original seventeen hangars still exist, with one of them now housing the Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon. Tillamook Air Museum is an Aviation Museum located south of Tillamook, Oregon at Tillamook Airport. The city of Tillamook (ˈtɪləmʊk is the County seat of Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.

Sheds built for rigid airships survive at Moffett Field, Lakehurst Naval Air Station, Base Aérea de Santa Cruz (Rio de Janeiro)[2], and Cardington, Bedfordshire. Moffett Federal Airfield, also known as Moffett Field, is a joint civil-military Airport located 3 miles (5 km north of Mountain View, in Santa Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst or NAES Lakehurst, also known as Maxfield Field, is a military Airport located three miles (5 km west of Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil Cardington is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire in England, best known in connection with the Cardington airship works founded by Short Brothers

Gallery

Hangars can be used to hold fixed-wing aircraft, rotary-wing aircraft (helicopters), and lighter-than-air ships	Hangar No. Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft. Classes of rotorcraft Helicopter See also Helicopter A helicopter is a rotorcraft whose rotors are driven by the engine(s throughout the flight History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. Terminology In some countries airships are also known as dirigibles from the French (fr ''diriger'' to direct plus -ible) meaning "directable" 2 at the former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin measures 1,072 ft long, 292 ft wide, 192 ft tall. Marine Corps Air Station Tustin is a former United States Marine Corps air station, located in Tustin California.	An Airbus A 319 is being repaired inside a maintenance hangar.	Hangars for seaplanes of the Imperial Russian Air Force in Tallinn harbor - some of the first reinforced concrete structures
A F-16 in front of a Hardened Aircraft Shelter, a special type of hangar	Light aircraft hangars at Kemble Airport, Gloucestershire, England

References

See also

• Cargolifter Hangar
• Tee Hangar
• Airship hangar

External links

• Marine Corps Air Station, Tustin at the California Military Museum website
• Photo history of British hangars

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