Compiled by: Stephen D. Chalker

THE HANGARS

Airdock #1 (New TCOM, L.P. Hangar)

Dimensions according to Building the Navy's Bases in World War II
Length Outside................. 960 ft
Width.................................. 328 ft
Height Outside..................190 ft
Area.................................... 7.3 acres (less offices)
Volume............................... 59,827,200 cubic feet
Doors................................. Clamshell type weight of each leaf, 420 tons
Construction Material... Steel

Airdock #2 (Former TCOM, L.P. Hangar)

Dimensions according to 1991 survey by Edward Hyman
Length Outside.................. 1080 ft (approx. 1/5 of mile)
Length Inside...................... 1003.65 ft (inside of door to inside of door)
Width Outside.................... 298 ft
Width Inside........................ 234.5 ft
Height Floor to Ceiling... 177 ft
Height Outside................... 192 ft
Area....................................... 7.5 acres (enough for 6 football fields)
Volume.................................. 61,793,280 cubic feet
Doors..................................... 150 ft high x 220 ft wide openings. 180 tons, ride on railroad tracks
Misc....................................... 2 catwalks 137 ft above floor
Construction Material..... Over 2 million board feet of fire retardant treated Southern Yellow Pine ranging in size from 3"X 8" to 6"X 14"
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