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This is me in the wheelwell of a boeing 747 This one I found on the internet, a 747 being docked. This is a Executive Fokker 50 business airplane Vintage Fokker 100 picture in the original Fokker hanger. ground engineers towing a executive fokker 50 out of the hanger. B-1 ground engineer inspecting a boeing 737 landing gear. Avionic's ground engineers trying to figure out how they can justify another two hours of doing absolutely nothing.
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What is a hanger |
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A hanger is a building specially made to carry out maintenance on aircraft. Everything that cannot be done at the line maintenance must be done in the hanger. In hangers u can find cranes, steps, boxes, special tools, wiring equipment, highlift machinery, etc. Aircraft are usually send to the hanger for routine maintenance (A-checks, B-checks, C-checks and D-checks) but also for the bigger technical dificulties wich cannot be solved on the line. When the aircraft has a defect wich prevents it from further flight, that aircraft is then called a.o.g. (aircraft on ground). This is ofcourse a very uneconomical way of using this aircraft. The hanger is not only a place for the ground engineers but also for stores, planning, logistics and other departments vital to a proper maintenance environment. |
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