It's hard work hangaring around April 1st 2008 Tough requirements for
hangars at Galway Airport
included, the need for doors
to be opened numerous
times, coastal location
factors and time constraints
for exiting aircraft. Project
Managers, Steve
Cunningham Associates,
specified solid door panels,
but Crawford UK
recommended a fabric door.
Megadoor has no need for
floor tracks or out riggers,
and also met the high wind
load criteria. Two hangars
were placed side by side,
using premium land space
economically, possible
through vertical not sideways
door openings. Vertical lifting
also allowed faster opening
and closing times, reducing
building heat loss at the
same time.
Electrically operated, the
Megadoor is split into three
door leaves, separated by
swing-up columns, enabling
a 32m full width. The doors
can also be individually
opened.
Initially, Galway Airport
and its Project Team were
unsure about using a fabric
door, having previously used
a solid door. Crawford
convinced them with a visit
to an airport where similar
doors were in everyday use
for a similar application. The
airport then confirmed the
two Megadoor order in April
2007. "It provides a good
seal against the weather,
operates quickly, and
maximizes the width of the
frontal entrance," comments
Peadar Conroy, Aer Arran
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