Aircraft hangars

Claim 2

A hangar for winged aircraft comprising a first floor on substantially one horizontal level for supporting said aircraft, a second floor on substantially a second horizontal level for supporting said aircraft, said second level being higher vertically than said one level a distance such that wings of said aircraft on said second floor clear wings of said aircraft on said first floor, said second floor having discontinuous portions adapted to receive body portions of aircraft on said first floor, said first floor and said second floor being mounted as a unit for rotation.

Claim 3

The hangar as in claim 1 with an elevator positioned near it for lifting aircraft to said second floor.

Claim 4

The hangar as in claim 1 in which at least one of said floors includes extension members which are extendable for loading aircraft and which are movable away from the loading position, and in which said floors also include stop members for limiting movement of landing gear of loaded aircraft, said stop members being linked to at least one of said extension members for upward movement into a position to limit said movement of landing gear in response to movement of said at least one extension member away from the loading position.

Claim 5

The hangar as in claim 1 in which at least one of said floors include first stop members positioned to abut landing gear of aircraft prior to movement of the aircraft more than a predetermined amount toward the center of said hangar, second stop members associated with and linked to one of said first stop members for upward movement into a position to limit movement of landing gear of aircraft outward from the center of said hangar in response to pressure of landing gear on its associated first stop member.

Claim 6

The hangar as in claim 1 in which at least said second floor is comprised of sets of tracks of limited width, each set suitable to receive landing gear of aircraft and supported near the center of said hangar by a rotatable, supporting column.

Claim 7

The hangar as in claim 5 in which the tracks of at least one of said floors includes extension members which are extendable for loading aircraft and which are movable away from the loading position, and in which said floor tracks also include stop members for limiting movement of landing gear of loaded aircraft, said stop members being linked to at least one of said extension members for upward movement into a position to limit said movement of landing gear in response to movement of said at least one extension member away from the loading position.

Claim 8

The hangar as in claim 5 in which the tracks of at least one oF said floors includes first stop members positioned to abut landing gear of aircraft prior to movement of the aircraft more than a predetermined amount toward the center of said hangar, second stop members associated with and linked to one of said first stop members for upward movement into a position to limit movement of landing gear of aircraft outward from the center of said hangar in response to pressure of landing gear on its associated first stop member.

Claim 9

The hangar as in claim 5 with an elevator positioned near it for lifting aircraft to said second floor.

Claim 10

The hangar as in claim 5 in which said tracks comprise sets of three tracks, the inner track being of width suitable to confine landing gear so as to serve as a centering guide for aircraft, and the outer tracks being sufficiently wide normally to accommodate the different widths of landing gear of different aircraft.

Claim 11

The hangar as in claim 9 with an elevator positioned near it for lifting aircraft to said second floor, said elevator floor comprising sets of three tracks, the inner track being of width suitable to confine landing gear so as to serve as a centering guide for aircraft, and the outer tracks being of limited width sufficiently wide normally to accommodate the different widths of landing gear of different aircraft.

Claim 12

The hangar as in claim 10 in which said first floor and said second floor are comprising of said sets of tracks, and in which said first floor tracks and said second floor tracks each include extension members which are extendable for loading aircraft and which are movable away from the loading position, and in which said floor tracks also include stop members for limiting movement of landing gear of loaded aircraft, said stop members being linked to at least one of said extension members for upward movement into a position to limit said movement of landing gear in response to movement of said at least one extension member away from the loading position.

Claim 13

A cluster of hangars comprising two hangars, each having two floors spaced vertically and adapted to store aircraft, and an elevator positioned to move aircraft to upper floors for storage in both said hangars, said elevator is triangular and positioned with sides near both said hangars and, said elevator having a floor comprising a set of three tracks, the inner tracks being of width suitable to confine a landing gear so as to serve as a centering guide for the aircraft, and the outer tracks being of limited widths sufficiently wide normally to accommodate the different widths of landing gear of different aircraft.

Claim 14

A cluster of hangars comprising two hangars, each having two floors spaced vertically and adapted to store aircraft, and an elevator positioned to move aircraft to upper floors for storage in both said hangars, said elevator is triangular and positioned with sides near both said hangars and, said elevator having a floor comprising a set of three tracks, the inner tracks being of width suitable to confine a landing gear so as to serve as a centering guide for the aircraft, and the outer tracks being of limited widths sufficiently wide normally to accommodate the different widths of landing gear of different aircraft.

Claim 15

A hangar cluster comprising two hangars for winged aircraft and an elevator positioned to move aircraft to the upper floors of said hangars for storage in both said hangars, each of said hangars comprising; a. a first floor on substantially one horizontal level for supporting said aircraft; b. a second floor on substantially a second horizontal level for supporting said aircraft, said second level being higher vertically than said one level, a distance such that the wings of said aircraft on said second floor clear wings of said aircraft on said first floor; c. said second floor having discontinuous portions adapted to receive body portions of aircraft on said first floor; and d. said first floor and said second floor being mounted as a unit for rotation.

Claim 16

A hangar cluster comprising two hangars for winged aircraft and an elevator positioned to move aircraft to the upper floors of said hangars for storage in both said hangars, each of said hangars comprising; a. a first floor on substantially one horizontal level for supporting said aircraft; b. a second floor on substantially a second horizontal level for supporting said aircraft, said second level being higher vertically than said one level, a distance such that the wings of said aircraft on said second floor clear wings of said aircraft on said first floor; c. said second floor having discontinuous portions adapted to receive body portions of aircraft on said first floor; and d. said first floor and said second floor being mounted as a unit for rotation.

Claim 17

A hangar cluster as in claim 13 wherein at least one of said first or second floors includes extension members which are extendable for loading aircraft and which are moveable away from the loading position, and in which said floors also include stop members for limiting movement of landing gear of loaded aircraft, said stop members being linked to at least one of said extension members for upward movement into a position to limit said movement of landing gear in response to movement of said at least one extension member away from the loading position.

Claim 18

A hangar cluster as in claim 14 wherein at least Said second floor is comprised of sets of tracks of limited width, each set suitable to receive landing gear of aircraft and supported near the center of said hangar by a rotatable, supporting column.

Claim 19

A hangar cluster as in claim 13 wherein at least said second floor is comprised of sets of tracks of limited width, each set suitable to receive landing gear of aircraft and supported near the center of said hangar by a rotatable, supporting column, said tracks comprising sets of three tracks, the inner track being of width suitable to confine landing gear so as to serve as a centering guide for the aircraft, and the outer tracks being sufficiently wide normally to accommodate the different widths of landing gear of different aircraft and wherein an elevator is positioned near each of said hangars for lifting aircraft to said second floor, said elevator floor comprising sets of three tracks, the inner track being of width suitable to confine landing gear so as to serve as a centering guide for aircraft, and the outer tracks being of limited width sufficiently wide normally to accommodate the different widths of landing gear of different aircraft.

Claim 20

A hangar cluster as in claim 16 in which said elevator is triangular and positioned with sides near both said hangars.

Claim 21

A hangar cluster as in claim 16 in which said first floor and said second floor are comprised of said sets of tracks, and in which said first floor tracks and said second floor tracks each include extension members which are extendable for loading aircraft and which are moveable away from the loading position, and in which said floor tracks also include stop members for limiting movement of landing gear of loaded aircraft, said stop members being linked to at least one of said extension members for upward movement into a position to eliminate said movement of landing gear in response to movement of said at least one extension member away from the loading position.

Claim 22

A hangar cluster as in claim 13 in which said elevator is triangular and positioned with sides near both said hangars.