Hangar Familiarization Flashcards

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What are hangars

A

A environmentally protected area to perform maintenance on aircraft or to store them away from the elements

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What is a type one hangar?

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Type one maintenance hangar is primarily designed for carrier aircraft but is adaptable to meet requirements for rotary wing and various types of smaller aircraft. The type 1 hangar bay module is 235 ft wide by 85ft deep.

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What is a type two hangar bay?

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Type 2 hangar bays are primarily provided for US Marine Corps aviation designed to accommodate CH-53 helicopters,V-22 Ospreys and C-130 Hercules aircrafts. The type to hangar bay module is 119 feet deep by 325 feet wide

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What is a type III hangar bay

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Type three maintenance hangar is primarily designed for land based patrol and large transport aircraft. The type three hangar module is 165 feet deep by 165 feet wide.

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What are some peculiar items to the shore based hangars that you need to be aware of?

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A painted red fire lane adjacent to the bulkhead

Portable C02 fire extinguishers mounted to the bulkhead

Aircraft electrical system with cords for applying external electrical power

Manually or automatically operated hangar door for securing access

Aircraft grounds or areas that provide a 10 0HM or less Access point to ground and discharge stray voltage

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Hangar protection requirements for the protection of high-value aircraft are?

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A low level AFFF System with low profile

An overhead sprinkler

Optical detection system to activate AFFF system

Appropriate drainage systems

draft curtains

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The estimated cost for a false activation would be in excess of $80,000 due to the following conditions

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Damage to aircraft

cost to recharge the system

cost of runoff retention

cost of AFFF removal

associated manpower expenses

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What are the dimensions of the hanger bays on a CVN aircraft carrier?

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110 feet wide by 685 feet long with 25 feet of overhead clearance.

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The hangar bays can be used to hold what?

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More than 60 aircraft as well as spare jet engines, fuel tanks, and other heavy equipment.

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What is the construction and purpose of hangar bay doors?

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The hangar bay doors have divisional doors and are constructed to be closed in approximately 18 seconds to separate hangar bays into three separate sections to prevent spread of fire.

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What does the shore hanger base and the hanger bays on a ship have in common?

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They both have AFFF Fire protection installed in the overhead.

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