Chapter 8
8.4. Hangar Floor Design. Hangar floors will be designed as pavements in accordance with TM 5-825-3
for Army, AFJMAN 32-1014 for Air Force, and MIL-HDBK 1028-1A for Navy, and constructed of rigid
pavement.
Table 8.2. Aircraft Clearances Inside Hangars. (See note 1.)
Minimum Clearances from Hangar Elements
Door
Walls
Roof Framing
(See note 2.)
Aircraft
Aircraft Element
Meters
Feet
Meters
Feet
Meters Feet
Element
Dimension
Under 30 m [100 ft] span
Wingtip
3
10
3
10
--
--
Under 30 m [100 ft] span
Fuselage
3
10
3
10
3
10
Over 30 m [100 ft] span
Wingtip
3
10
4.5
15
--
--
Over 30 m [100 ft] span
Fuselage
3
10
4.5
15
3
10
Tail
Vertical
2
7
--
--
3
10
Tail
Horizontal
3
10
3
10
3
10
Notes:
1. Clearances between aircraft components should be at least 3 meters [10 feet] where two or more aircraft are
housed. None of the above clearances requires a waiver for existing facilities. The above clearance data are also
applicable to alert and hardened aircraft shelters.
2. Clearance over aircraft when pulled into a hangar.
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