Another way they used to do it back in the day was to use three little dollies, one under each main and one under the prop hub. Once set the plane could be wheeled around the hangar and you could stack several planes very tightly without them touching.

Port A Port is still manufacturing their portable hangars. We just put one up at SZP. Our airport management considers it a trailer, and it is very functional. We have a 200 series Cessna in it, and it was about $19K for the kit and installation.

They are producing them to order, I think they are in Paso Robles or San Luis Obispo California.

It took a few weeks to get it, and we hauled it down in a trailer. Overall, it is a great idea and the engineering is very good. Doors are smooth and easy to swing.

Rich

Rich,
Thanks for the info. I will have to look into them.

Rich, did you happen to take any pictures while it was in the transport configuration? I have only seen then set up, so it would be interesting to see one 'folded'. Also, did it require any special permits to 'road' it (overwide)? When they are set 'up' and anchored 'down' (again, isn't english fun?), I don't remember seeing tires or axle. Was I just so concentrating on the airplanes that I missed the axle, or is that completely removed? Their web site is pretty minimal, or I wouldn't pester you. There might be others curious, too, though.
Price doesn't seem too bad, either. All things are relative.......
Thanks in advance, Rich.

Littlecub

Here is a couple of pics of the Trailerable Hangars:

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww20 ... 060084.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww20 ... 060079.jpg

Jaerl,
I found the photobucket "empty"........
Is anybody else doing better?

Sorry, I edited the post so you should be able to view the photos now. I took these pics this Feburary when I was in Rio Linda looking at a plane to buy. I thought the hangers were pretty cool and seemed to be well constructed. I saw one for sale over the winter on either ebay or craigslist but I don't remember the details. Wish I had paid closer attention because I am trying to build a hanger now and didn't relize how expensive they are after the city gets involved. I would rather buy a piece of desert and put one of these portable hangers there. I also have the Patent drawings for the Hangers if someone can tell me how to put a PDF file on you can check them out. They are a Great Idea!

Thanks, Jaerl.
They do seem to be great hangars. They are set up to be anchored down very solidly, too.
I am under the impression the patents keep legal usage of 'copies' to private, non commercial use only. So......I think that someone could make a hangar for personal use. Not to sell, or rent out, lease, etc, but just make one and place it for your own use.
I don't need one of these at this point in time. Others might. I don't know about posting 'specs' to help people make patented Items on a web site. Might better be PM'ed, and might be fine. Don't want to get Zane in 'HOT WATER'.
I like this website too much, and appreciate his efforts on our behalf too much to buzz out into the 'grey area'.

I think that Patents are yours exclusively for only a certain number of years? Any way, here is a link to a site that allows you to view Patents, you will need to join but it is free:
http://www.freepatentsonline.com

Here is a link to the Trailerable hangar plans:
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3838879.pdf

There are several more Trailerable Hangars but I believe these are the ones we are talking about. There is one from the 30's that is actually a house trailer too. There is also one that extends like one of the collapsible cups where one section is inside the other.

When I was younger, I helped build a portable building for a Tire Shop. They wanted to be able to haul it out to the racetrack and assemble it. It worked out really well. We just framed the wall sections in about 8X8 sections and used 4X8 sheets of masonite siding on the outside. Then we used bolts, big washers and wing nuts to fasten the sections and corners together. It was all stacked on a trailer and two guys could put it together pretty easily. I can't remember exactly how we did the roof. I would imagine you could use corogated metal roofing and just let it extend out one side so it would overlap the next section. Would be pretty easy to build a T Hanger that way too but the door would be a problem where you would need to span that far? Might need a 40' I beam in there.

I recently put up one of the canvas buildings to use as a paint booth. It is not nearly as big as the hangar type, but at 10' x 20' it has worked fine to paint in. The biggest issue I would have with a canvas, or any type of temporary hangar for that matter, is securing it from the wind. My "paintbooth" is nestled in between our (tall) house and a giant golf ball net. It's walls are sandbagged on the bottom and it is also secured to the poles the net is fastened to. Never the less Yuma county is a windy place, and several times I have been surprised that it was still there in the morning. How do people secure the temporary hangars effectively against the wind. A hangar with all its "airleaks" probably generates a tremendous amount of uplift in a very minimal wind.
On the other hand I recognized the pictured temporary building as the same type that are SW of the FBO at Blythe. Blythe gets its fair share of wind as well, so maybe next time I'm passing through I will have to get a better look!