Samurai136 0 #1 March 15, 2003 QuoteThe Cargo Lifter Airship Hanger at Brand in Germany sets new standards both in scale and method of airship hanger construction. The enclosure is 363m long, 225m wide and 107m high. Six bladed-end arch doors each weigh 500t and are designed to open in 15min. giving access to the 5.5 million m3 of building volume, large enough to house two Cargo Lifter airships. Tubular steel lattice arches, with an effective depth of 8m, are the principle members which give support to the tensioned membrane covering which spans 31m between arches. At each end of the building, the door sets, also fabric covered, rotate about a single king pin, a steel component weighing 100t, and travel in 360m of door tracks. Does anyone know if they actually built this hanger? CargoLifter's website says they were in insolvency hearings last year. Ken"Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blair700 0 #2 March 17, 2003 maybe the wrong forum, but I couldn't resiist... swoop??? I bet this thing has a catwalk inside it...how bout a freefall...inside... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
