Hangar facts for kids
A hangar is a closed structure made to hold an aircraft while it is on the ground. It is like a garage but for aircraft instead of cars. A hanger is most often metal, but may be made of other things like wood and concrete. It protects the aircraft from weather and sun damage.
Images for kids
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The Wright Flyer outside the aircraft's makeshift hangar
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Six helium-filled blimps stored in one of the two hangars at the former US Marine Corps Air Station Tustin
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The helicopter hangar of an Akizuki-class destroyer.
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Hangars can hold fixed-wing aircraft, rotary-wing aircraft (helicopters), and lighter-than-air ships.
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An Airbus A319 undergoing maintenance in a hangar.
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Hangars for seaplanes of the Imperial Russian Air Force in Tallinn harbor - some of the first reinforced concrete structures
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A General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon in front of a Hardened Aircraft Shelter, a special type of hangar
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Helicopter hangar of the German research vessel Polarstern
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A medium-sized aircraft hangar at Kemble Airport, England
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Hangar of Iberia Airlines (XXL-150m span) Barcelona Airport, Spain
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Round concrete hangars at Grimbergen Airfield, Belgium.
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