Hangar Familiarization

Question 1

What is a type I Maintenance hangar?

Answer 1

Primarily designed for aircraft carriers

Question 2

Define type II maintenance hangar

Answer 2

Primarily provides for US Marine Corps Aviation

Question 3

Define type III maintenance hangar

Answer 3

Primarily designed for land based patrol and large transport aircraft

Question 4

What is the largest shipboard hangar? How many aircraft can it hold?

Answer 4

CNV hangars. Can hold more than 60 aircraft as well as spare jet engines

Question 5

What type of fire suppression system does shipboard hangars have?

Answer 5

AFF fire protection installed in the overhead like their shore counterpart

Question 6

What are the peculiar items needed for shore based hangars?

Answer 6

• painted red fire lane
• portable CO2 fire extinguishers
• aircraft electrical systems with chords
• manually or automatically operated hangar doors
• aircraft grounds that provide 10 ohms

Question 7

What are the significant differences between hangar bays 1, 2 and 3

Answer 7

Hangar bay 1 and 2 have aircraft elevators on the starboard side and hangar bay 3 has aircraft elevators mounted on both the port and starboard side for moving aircraft.