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How Spantech built an A380-sized hangar in less than six months 

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Across the board, growth in the aviation industry has been accompanied by the need to develop all sorts of support infrastructure, including hangars and maintenance facilities. Building a new hangar can be a lengthy process if you do it the traditional way, but Belgian firm Spantech is offering a new, more straightforward approach.

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Intrepid Museum Acquire Iconic FG-1D Corsair

Vintage Aviation News

Known for its critical role in the Pacific theater, this iconic Corsair is one of the few remaining intact examples and will undergo meticulous restoration by the museum’s skilled specialists in the Aircraft Restoration Hangar. The fully restored aircraft is set to be unveiled to the public in March 2025 on the Intrepid’s hangar deck.

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Centerline, centerline, centerline

Air Facts

Centerline, centerline, centerline Air Facts Journal It was a beautiful May day as we grabbed the tow bar to pull the 1981 Cessna 182 out of the hangar. As I tuned the ATIS for Destin Executive, I was glad to hear there was no ceiling reported. No ceiling so no hold for us today!

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Today in Aviation History: Loss of USS Macon

Vintage Aviation News

Unlike their German cousins, both the USS Akron and the USS Macon were designed to have a 75-by-60-by-16-foot hangar amidships. In service, the USS Macon would carry up to five Sparrowhawks in its internal hangar. Meanwhile, the equally massive structure of the USS Macon took shape in Goodyear’s massive hangar in Akron.

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The Flying Bear Goes to Beantown | Part 4, Going Missed

Photographic Logbook

Moments after climbing through the ceiling over Beverly, MA. We made an IFR departure that morning on runway 16 and climbed above the ceiling in short order. Approaching the Green Mountains of Vermont, the ceiling began to close back up. This meant that there would be no getting into Sodus unless the ceiling lifted.

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Flying to Sun ‘n Fun 2024

Air Facts

The next day was VFR with some lower cloud ceilings along the way. As a Canadian pilot, I have my VFR OVER-THE-TOP rating, so the thin overcast ceilings were not an issue. A short hour later I was putting the Commander back into the hangar. During the trip I put 18.1

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Doc Visits the Lehigh Valley…Twice!

Vintage Aviation News

All four of the planned flights had already sold out by mid-morning and the line was beginning to stretch around the hangar next door. By the time Doc completed its second flight of the morning the line had gone past the hangar and was making its way toward the FBO.

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