Aircraft Aperture Doors

The T-Tail and extra large aircraft currently in service around the world require a unique solution to maintenance hangar design.  These aircraft require a maximum height capacity to fit all the aircraft within the hangar.  This requirement creates a very large building envelope, and this drives the price.  But what if you do not need to fit the entire aircraft into the hangar?  What if the tallest part of the aircraft could be left outside?  This allows for a much smaller hangar, which equates to less expensive construction and operation of the facility.

C-17 Aperture Door, Seal Deflated

An aperture door system is required to seal the hangar from weather and unwanted visitors.  The apertures can be built within the main doors, or added on as a seperate door mounted to the face of the main doors.  The aperture seals can be fixed foam or can be inflatable.  Aperture doors can be configured for one specific aircraft alignment, or can be movable vertically and horiontally to accomodate many aircraft positions.  Multiple doors can be utilized to accomodate several different aircraft types within one hangar.

GPS Specialty Doors has installed many Aircraft Aperture Door systems.