US2850026A - Airplane hangar - Google Patents

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US2850026A
US2850026A US440743A US44074354A US2850026A US 2850026 A US2850026 A US 2850026A US 440743 A US440743 A US 440743A US 44074354 A US44074354 A US 44074354A US 2850026 A US2850026 A US 2850026A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
    • E04H15/20—Tents or canopies, in general inflatable, e.g. shaped, strengthened or supported by fluid pressure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F1/00—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations
    • B64F1/22—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations for handling aircraft
    • B64F1/222—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations for handling aircraft for storing aircraft, e.g. in hangars
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
    • E04H15/20—Tents or canopies, in general inflatable, e.g. shaped, strengthened or supported by fluid pressure
    • E04H2015/202—Tents or canopies, in general inflatable, e.g. shaped, strengthened or supported by fluid pressure with inflatable panels, without inflatable tubular framework
    • E04H2015/205—Tents or canopies, in general inflatable, e.g. shaped, strengthened or supported by fluid pressure with inflatable panels, without inflatable tubular framework made from two sheets with intermediate spacer means

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  • Another object of the invention is to provide a novel way of operating the hangar door by deflating and in- 'flating, respectively, the air inflated cells at the door end of the hangar structure for passage of an airplane.
  • a gas inflatableshelter or hangar structure of gas-impermeable fabric which is divided into a plurality of separately inflatable transverse cells some of which having parallelly spaced side walls and adjacent thereto, at both ends, cells having converging side walls radiating from a common line on the ground at each end so that longitudinally the shelter has a parallel center section with adjoining end sections contoured as quarter circles to close both ends of the shelter.
  • Some of the cells are inflated, partly with helium, to provide the necessary lift for erecting the shelter and for supporting it, and partly with air, whereas the remaining cells are inflated only with air at proper pressure to give the shelter its shape and stilfness.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view, taken on line II of Fig. 3, of one embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 2 is a longitudinal side view of Fig; 1, showing one half in cross-section taken on line IIII of Fig. 3,
  • Fig. 3 is a plan view, partly broken off to show the door in the bottom cell
  • Fig. 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal cross-sectional view taken on line IIII showing the door air cells evacuated
  • Fig. 5 is a half cross-sectional view, taken at V-V of Fig. 6, of a modification of the hangar shown in Figs. 1 0 4,
  • Fig. 6 is a fragmentary longitudinal side view, shown partly in section, of Fig. 5.
  • the numeral 1 indicates generally the air and gas inflated hangar struc ture which. for reasons of easier handling in transportation and erecting is composed of several sections, for instance, a middle section A joined together at 2 with section B and at 3 with section C.
  • Section A is divided by walls 4 into arch-shaped cells 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, each of which being provided with a pair of floating diaphragms 10 dividing each cell into a middle compartment inflated with helium and into two side compartments inflated with air.
  • the walls 4 of the cells 6, 7 and 3 are parallel, whereas those of the cells 5 and 9 converge at the transverse hangar floor lines 11 and 12, respectively.
  • Section B consists of six cells, 13 to 18, all inflated entirely'with air and with the planes of their side walls converging at the floor line 11, whereas section C, also consisting of 6 cells, 1910 24, with the planes of their side walls converging at the floor line 12.
  • the cells 19, 20 and 22, 23 are inflated entirely with air, whereas, cells 21 and 24 provided with diaphragms 10 contain helium and air. with separate inflation sleeves. The inflation pressure applied to all cells is kept above that of the atmosphere to give the structure 'the necessary rigidity.
  • the air in the cells 19, 20 and 22, 23' is evacuated therefrom so that the lifting gas contained in the cells 21 and 24 will cause to lift these cells together with the evacuated air cells to a height permitting the passage of an airplane.
  • a hose manifold 45 connected to a pump 46 driven by a reversible motor 47 may be used to inflate or deflate cells 19, 20, 22 and 23 to close or open the hangar, as will be understood.
  • a door 25 built intothe bottom air cell 18 made in two parts for the passage of trucks.
  • Attachments 26 at the bottom of the cells are anchored in suitable foundations 27 andoutside guy lines 28'and 29 tangentially attached to the fabricstructure hold the same in secure position on the ground.
  • Each of the four groups of guy lines 28, extending from the cells having converging side walls, is fastened to a single anchorage 30. This arrangement makes it possible to operate the pneumatic door without removing the guy lines 28 from the movable cells being held thereby in proper position.
  • the guy lines 29 on this side of the hangar are provided with quick-release devices to open and close the pneumatically operated door at a minimum of time.
  • Figs. 5 and 6 For smaller size shelters or hangars a modification of the invention isillustrated in Figs. 5 and 6.
  • the hangar structure designated in general by thenumeral 33, is inflated entirely by air and composed of arch-shaped, transverse, cells 34 having a wide supporting base and parallel sidewalls 35, as Well as, of cells 36 having converging sidewalls 3.5.
  • the cells 36- extend in both directions from the cells 34 to form'hangar ends of, longitudinally, quarter circular contour, one end of which is to be operated as a door by evacuating the air from as many cells 36 as is necessary to provide an opening sufliciently large to move an airplane in and out of the hangar.
  • Some of the side walls or diaphragms 35 forming the cells may extend inwardly as catenaries 41 to which emergency guy lines can be attached for additional anchorage in case of adverse wind conditions.
  • the catenaries 41 may also be used for supporting lights or for other purposes.
  • Anchor means 42 are provided at the bottom inside and outside of, and catenaries 43 between the cells 34 to hold the fabric structure firmly on the ground by ties 44.
  • a closed airplane shelter, or the like made of gasirnpermeable fabric and having an arch-like cross-section with both ends of the shelter forming in side view substantially a quarter circle, said shelter being composed of a caternary-contoured outer wall, a eatenary-contoured inner wall spaced from the outer wall and united therewith at the shelter base, transverse partitions between opposite wall catenaries dividing the space between said walls into cells each extending the full width of the shelter, gas in thecells at a pressure above that of the atmosphere, at least certain of the cells at one end of the shelter being deflatable, and means for evacuating the deflatable cells to be lifted by atmospheric pressure so as to provide a doorway in the shelter.
  • a closed airplane shelter, or the like made of gasimpermeable fabric and having an arch-like cross-section with both ends of the shelter forming in side view substantially a quarter circle, said shelter being composed of a catenary-contoured outer wall, a catenary-contoured inner Wall spaced from the outer Wall and united therewith at the shelter base, transverse partitions between 0pposite wall catenaries dividing the space between said walls into cells each extending the full width of the shelter.
  • pairs of spaced transverse diaphragms in certain ones of said cells dividing them into a center compartment and side compartments, said center compartment being inflated with helium and said side compartments with air, pairs of deflatable, fully air-inflated cells at one end of the shelter being located between adjacent, partly heliuminflated cells, and means for evacuating the deflatable cells to be lifted by the helium and in addition by atmospheric pressure so as to provide a doorway in the shelter.
  • An airplane hangar comprising an inflatable gasimpermeable self-supporting fabric structure including spaced outer and inner wall portions, and partitions connecting said wall portions to form a plurality of transverse cells each extending the full width of the hangar, the cells included in the hangar middle portions being formed by vertical partitions and the cells positioned at the ends of the hangar being formed by partitions positioned in planes converging at common transverse axes on the hangar floor, said end cells having quarter circular contour in longitudinal section.
  • An airplane hangar comprising an inflatable gasimpermeable self-supporting fabric structure including spaced outer and inner wall portions, partitions connecting said wall portions to form a plurality of transverse cells each extending the full width of the hangar, the cells included in the hangar middle portion being formed by vertical partitions and the cells positioned at the ends of the hangar being formed by partitions positioned in planes converging at common transverse axes on the hangar floor, said end cells having quarter circular contour in longitudinal section, and a pair of spaced diaphragms within a group of adjacent cells in the hangar middle portion and also in at least two non-adjacent cells on one of the hangar end portions with one of them being a bottom cell, said diap'hragms dividing said cells into a center compartment inflated with helium and end compartments inflated with air, whereas, all other cells are inflated with air only, the helium furnishing additional support to the structure and also acting as a lifting force for one end of the hangar to be operated as a
  • a closed airplane shelter made of gasimpermeable fabric and having an arch-like cross-section with both ends of the shelter forming in side view substantially a quarter circle, said shelter being composed of a catenary-contoured outer wall, a catenary-contoured inner wall spaced from the outer wall and united therewith at the shelter base, transverse partitions between opposite wall catenaries dividing the space between said walls into cells each extending the full width of the she]- ter, gas in the cells at a pressure above that of the atmosphere, at least certain cells at one end of the shelter being inflated with a gas lighter than air, and means for deflating at least certain other of the cells at said end of the shelter to allow the cells inflated with gas lighter than air to lift and provide a doorway in the shelter.

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BE539480D BE539480A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1954-07-01
US440743A US2850026A (en) 1954-07-01 1954-07-01 Airplane hangar
GB14561/55A GB775054A (en) 1954-07-01 1955-05-20 Airplane hangars or the like
FR1126261D FR1126261A (fr) 1954-07-01 1955-06-17 Hangar pour engins volants
ES0222638A ES222638A1 (es) 1954-07-01 1955-06-25 MEJORAS INTRODUCIDAS EN LA CONSTRUCCIoN DE HANGARES PARA AVIONES

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US3169542A (en) * 1962-01-17 1965-02-16 Frankenstein & Sons Manchester Inflatable buildings
US3332176A (en) * 1962-03-05 1967-07-25 Robert E Breidenthal Inflatable structure
US3503825A (en) * 1966-03-03 1970-03-31 Moore Alvin E Method of making light-weight articles
US3489072A (en) * 1968-08-06 1970-01-13 Du Pont Buoyant waste discharge stack
US3626836A (en) * 1969-12-04 1971-12-14 Schneidler Ind Inc Drilling operation shelter
US3716953A (en) * 1970-05-05 1973-02-20 A Moore Light-weight, crashproof, tubular structure
US4183378A (en) * 1976-12-21 1980-01-15 Decker Bert J Light weight vacuum maintained structures
US4662127A (en) * 1980-10-29 1987-05-05 Laurent Glode Aerostatic roof
US4976074A (en) * 1987-10-15 1990-12-11 Technip Geoproduction Inflatable vault having a multilobed double wall
US4920706A (en) * 1988-09-21 1990-05-01 The Presray Corporation Pneumatically inflatable roof seal
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