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At New York international airport, hangar design races to keep up with planes
Hangar types built between 1950 and 1955; possible design development in future; hangar of 1950 used continuous 3-barrel arch roof; 1954 hangar used 6-barrel roof supported by bowstring trusses; 1954 design relied on 100-ft wide 2-story center section to provide support for exposed cantilever system; in 1955 hangar, deep double cantilever trusses extend 133 ft each side.
At New York international airport, hangar design races to keep up with planes
Hangar types built between 1950 and 1955; possible design development in future; hangar of 1950 used continuous 3-barrel arch roof; 1954 hangar used 6-barrel roof supported by bowstring trusses; 1954 design relied on 100-ft wide 2-story center section to provide support for exposed cantilever system; in 1955 hangar, deep double cantilever trusses extend 133 ft each side.
At New York international airport, hangar design races to keep up with planes
Eng News-Rec
Engineering News-Record ; 156
1956
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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