How to get a Boeing 737-400 in a hangar that is too small

[Corporate Pilot]

Years ago I was based at an FBO that had a G3 in a hangar that was not designed for one. Someone made up about a 6 foot long by 6-inch high wood ramp to raise the nose wheel while entering the hangar. They just used a normal tug and there was a spot marked on the ramp where to put the ramp.

 

[ahsmatt7]

"rotate"

 

[Cal Goat]

That particular nightmare came true for me, I like wing walkers that don't speak up.


Sent from 1865 by telegraph....

Ya know, I never heard the whole story on that. You'll have to tell me sometime.

 

[trafficinsight]

Ya know, I never heard the whole story on that. You'll have to tell me sometime.

Over drinks!

 

[Muff3n]

I have never seen a contraption like that before. It is a pretty good idea. Looks kind of risky though, if there is a problem with the nose lift during the moving it is going to cost a pretty penny to replace the top of a 737 tail that gets smashed.

 

[Cal Goat]

Over drinks!

Definitely. I'll have to swing by one of these weekends and check on my old bedroom.

 

[Zondaracer]

Mile Hi skydive in Longmont, CO has a twin otter that is both too wide and too tall for the hangar doors. They get a couple people to sit in the aft part of the fuselage, a couple guys on the main wheels to control it, couple pulling down the tail, and a couple others to be able to pull down the tall/lift the nose and simultaneously swing the thing out the hangar doors.