Aviation

Airports and manufacturing facilities need permanent facilities to assemble, store, and/or service aircraft of all types. Safety and ease of movement are always vital considerations, but the size and type of aircraft to be served dictate the dimensions and features that will work best.

Most aviation operations require an enclosed building, but in some cases, a pavilion-style structure may offer operational advantages. In any event, every hangar project must address key issues:

•       Footprint and height requirements
•       Hangar doors
•       Water mitigation
•       Ventilation
•       Collateral loads

Legacy fabric buildings are ideal for hangars and hangar-like structures needed for:

•       Airplanes
•       Helicopters
•       Drones
•       Hybrid Aircraft
•       Shade and de-icing shelters
•       Storage and service of ground support equipment such as fire suppression, snow removal, and other vehicles

Our hangars are built to be permanent. However, we understand that business needs can change or, especially for military purposes, hangars are sometimes needed in remote locations. Our buildings can be designed to support future relocation, expansion, or reconfiguration.

Each Legacy building is custom-engineered to meet local zoning and land use laws, building codes, and FAA requirements. They are Group IV NFPA-rated and proven to stand up to extreme environmental conditions.

Rigid steel I-beam construction allows for clean lines and clear spans of more than 300 feet that create wide-open interior spaces. We can build to any single or multi-level height, ensuring plenty of headroom for even the tallest aircraft and for hanging loads such as fire suppression and HVAC systems.

Legacy ExxoTec™ fabric cladding is strong and durable, inherently fire retardant, and thermally non-conductive. In white, the fabric’s 12% translucence provides abundant natural light indoors and makes for a naturally brighter interior in lined, insulated buildings. Its superior acoustics create a quieter working environment.

The cargo industry is expanding worldwide to meet growing eCommerce and consumer demand for speedy delivery. Carriers are adding distribution centers at hubs and key regional locations, and speed to completion is often a crucial factor.

Cargo facilities typically require space for docks and staging areas, sorting, and warehousing, plus enough room to safely accommodate the movement of equipment and personnel. Buildings often incorporate cranes, high-stack storage, and conveyors that operate indoors only or through a wall.

Legacy buildings are constructed with rigid steel framework and ExxoTec^TM fabric cladding that are structurally as tough and durable (or more so) compared to other types of buildings. 

That said, fabric offers multiple advantages, including faster time to completion and virtually no ongoing maintenance. Unobstructed interior space can be configured to meet each cargo facility’s specific needs.

Airlines and MROs need hangars that are spacious and function efficiently for servicing commercial and large executive airplanes and, in some cases, other types of aircraft. Many facilities require additional shop space–or an additional building–for onsite vehicle maintenance.

Building square footage and doors must be massive enough to accommodate very large aircraft–often multiple planes at the same time. But maintenance facilities require even greater height than other hangars, to allow for catwalks and lifting jacks as well as potential hanging loads.

Legacy fabric buildings offer clear span construction to 300+ feet in either direction, to whatever height is needed. They provide the structural integrity of rigid steel and the special advantages of fabric cladding. Our white fabric makes buildings naturally lighter, brighter, and quieter for a more pleasant, energy-efficient working environment.

Our one-stop process makes design-manufacturing-installation go faster, to get your building up and working sooner. And, while it might be a maintenance facility, your Legacy fabric building will require very little maintenance of its own.