Sweeping the snow off my shed and greenhouse roofs today,thought occured how many aircraft are possibly endangered by the weight of snow on the hangar roofs ?
It might be worth checking particularly as more snow is forecast for East Anglia & Lincolnshire tonight.
By: David Thompson - 20th January 2013 at 23:44
It happened in December 2010 at Eddsfield , a small grass strip in east Yorkshire . Details here ;
http://www.bridlingtonfreepress.co.uk/news/local/weather-causes-damage-to-hangars-1-2845188
And another thread on PPRuNe ;
http://www.pprune.org/private-flying/435581-hangar-collapse.html
By: TonyT - 20th January 2013 at 23:35
http://www.pprune.org/biz-jets-ag-flying-ga-etc/404770-iad-dulles-snow-collapses-hanger-roof.html
By: bazv - 20th January 2013 at 21:19
The Bessoneau type hangars had Snow Props to help keep the roof convex.As with other older Sheds I am sure !
It is usual for most large hangars to have roof heaters !So the roof was nice and warm and we would be shivering in the draughts at ground level 😀
By: Arabella-Cox - 20th January 2013 at 20:24
I was in Washington a while back, drove past Dulles Int and saw a hangar that had collapsed due to snow on some veeeery expensive aircraft 😮
By: AlanR - 20th January 2013 at 19:35
Then there is the Brize Norton option… A heated roof
By: T-21 - 20th January 2013 at 16:56
Its snow joke the Air Cadets and quite a few gliding clubs have lost aircraft due to hangars caving in. I am a cheerful soul often think outside the box thats why I am a survivor !!
All of you this is just a reminder if you are not interested look away .
By: TwinOtter23 - 20th January 2013 at 16:45
Adverse snow loading calculations relative to the ground conditions at Winthorpe was one of the reasons why Newark Air Museum opted not to refurbish the T2 steelwork from RAF Bottesford and decided to proceed with a new portal steel framework for Display Hangar 2 in 2003/4.
The topic has been covered about these parts before!
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January 20, 2013 at 3:24 pm