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Door Engineering – Aviation

Door Engineering has a number of different aircraft hangar door systems, each with their own unique characteristics that make them perfect for different applications but all with the same high quality that Door Engineering is known for.

Bottom Rolling the most popular and valued hangar door systems available today!

Ideal for aircraft hangar doors.

One of the most popular designs offered. Our bottom rolling hangar doors are available in a number of configurations, including uni-directional, bi-parting, independent, and “Smart Rail”. The variety of options allows this door system to fit any hangar facility from Fixed Based Operation Facilities to Government Installations.

  • Low Maintenance
  • Nortern & Southern Stacking Options
  • Vehicle entry doors, remote/radio controls, vision lites and rough framed openings for personnel doors
  • Built-in operator, Drop-In or Door Driver add-on operators
  • Multiple Configurations including the “Smart Rail” design
Versatility

Architectural flexibility is once again awarded here as multiple configurations are available. Each door section is bottom rolling and top guided. Configurations include: uni-directional, bi-parting, individually operated, 3-way traveling group and anchored group systems. These options allow you to choose what will best fit your needs. With the Bottom Rolling system, there is also the choice of bumper pick-up or cable-reeving opening and closing system.

Bottom Rolling hangar doors are an excellent application for corporate, FBO, charter and airline hangars. By working closely with architects, contractors and owners, we can manufacture a system that meets your specific needs or can retro-fit to meet the needs of an existing structure.

Advanced Design

Bottom Rolling hangar doors are manufactured for any size opening. True telescoping top roller assemblies can be fabricated to tolerate almost any header deflection requirements. The factory-installed, dual opposing bulb vertical weather seals provide dramatically superior sealing in comparison to single or dual-flap weather seals. Internal wiring to the powered door section is completed and tested at the factory.

Plus, no release of the electric motor shaft brake is required. The electric motor single-lever disengage completely separates the motor drive assembly from the drive wheel for non-powered operation. The draped S/O cord is equipped with looped thimbles factory set to match up with cord hangar brackets.

Top guides and quick set bottom rails are shipped in factory-fabricated sub-assemblies with bottom rail forms included in every project. Additionally, to offer quick assembly and straightforward installation, door sections can be delivered to jobsite in factory-fabricated, modular assemblies depending on design.

Superior Performance

The Bottom Rolling hangar door system is built to endure massive wind loads and withstand strong weather conditions. The poly foam filled vertical weather seal bulbs offer the tightest, most reliable all-weather protection allowing for long-lasting performance reliability. A stable operating movement is maintained due to the quality of the bottom rails and the top tracks using telescoping top roller assemblies.

See our other exceptional aviation door systems too: Tip-Up & Aperture along with our unrivalled retro-fit capabilities!

Bi-parting hangar door systems

The bi-parting configuration of our bottom rolling hangar doors is the most popular and probably the style of hangar doors that comes to most people’s mind. The doors open from the middle and can have anywhere from one section to seven door sections on each side. Each leading door section has an electric motor drive system that is mounted internally. The non-powered door sections are interconnected to the leading door section using a pick-up system. When open, the door sections stack in the two side corners of the hangar. Pocket space is determined by the number of sections, door thickness and cladding material.

HB200-1200 Specifications

HB-200-1200 Drawing(PDF)

UNI-DIRECTIONAL HANGAR DOOR SYSTEM

Instead of the door sections opening to each side like the bi-parting system, the unidirectional hangar door system opens in just one direction, either to the left or to the right. The door sections are controlled by an electric motor drive system that is mounted on the leading door section. One advantage this system can have over the bi-parting system is that only one corner is needed for pocket space vs two. One advantage this system has over the traditional bi-parting door system is less side room requirement- only one pocket is required vs two.

"SMART RAIL" HANGAR DOOR SYSTEM

The Smart Rail system provides the ultimate flexibility in hangar door design with the door sections being able to stack anywhere-all left, all right, bi-part from center or partially open. The benefit to this system is you are able to allow smaller aircraft to enter/exit the hangar without having to move other aircraft. The Smart Rail system also does not require any pocket space because there is no defined stacking point.

INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED HANGAR DOOR SYSTEM

Each door section is independently operated.

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DRAWINGS (PDF)

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Bottom Rolling
Tip Up
Hydraulic Door
Craneway Doors
Swing Door

Tip Up Canopy doors are built to endure the heaviest of wind loads.

Ideal for aircraft hangar doors.
  • Fast Operation
  • Maximizes Hanger Building Space
  • Manual Operation Capabilities
Superior Performance

This door system provides a weather-tight seal and maintains a quick, yet stable motion. Get maximum access for your hangar with minimal side room requirements, all with the benefit of long-lasting dependability.

The one piece Tip-Up Canopy hangar door system has multiple wire rope pick-up points attached to the front of the door framing that are run to the counterweight and floor mounted operator assembly. The wire rope provided has a minimum safety factor of 5:1 at each of the pick-up points.

Tip-Up doors arrive to your facility complete including the side tracks, curved top tracks, the operating hardware, pre-wired electrical controls, wire rope pick-up brackets, the automatic sill locks, side and top roller assemblies.

This door system is shop fabricated in modular assemblies to minimize field installation costs.

SPEED

Tip-Up Canopy doors clear an opening at a quick rate of speed. This hangar door system is available in up to 130’W x 32’H.

  • 120’ x 30’ Tip-Up Door = 55 Seconds to Open
  • 75’ x 20’ Tip-Up Door = 38 Seconds to Open

The high-speed operation of the Tip-Up door minimizes heating and cooling losses and reduces waiting time, increasing productivity and energy efficiency.

VERTICAL MOVEMENT

The opening vertical rise movement is followed by a simultaneous tilting and rising motion to the horizontal full open position, with the bottom portion of the door projecting outside to form a canopy.

See our other exceptional aviation door systems too: Bottom Rolling & Aperture along with our unrivaled retro-fit capabilities!

Hydraulic Door

Ideal for aircraft hangar doors.
  • Exclusive for Aviation
  • Efficient Operation
  • Start Door® Technology Upgrade
NEXT GENERATION HYDRAULIC DOOR SYSTEMS

The HD Hydraulic Door from Door Engineering outlasts and outperforms ALL hydraulically operated doors on the market. This hydraulic door is a single panel door system designed exclusively for Aviation applications. Our doors are produced for both new and existing structures and come standard with our exclusive submersible hydraulic pump for ultra quiet operation. Also available, our Smart Door® Technology upgrade allows for a soft-start open and close that is unique to this hydraulic door.

BENEFITS OF ADDING SMART DOOR TECHNOLOGY TO YOUR DOOR
  • Simple one touch door operation eliminates need for continuous button hold
  • Proportional valves allow for soft start/stop, creating a smooth open & close motion
  • Soft start/stop reduces fatigue on door components & helps equalize pressure inside the building when door starts opening
  • Outputs for lights, alarms & security for easy integration into your building controls
  • Courtesy output with 5-minute timer for convenient activation of auxiliary lighting
  • Allows door to be easily stopped in any position & then opened or closed as desired
Benefits & Features

BENEFITS

  • Quiet Operation
  • Lower Energy Consumption
  • Worry-free Operation in Cold Environments
  • Low Maintenance
  • Lower Cost of Ownership
  • Electrical Service Flexibility
  • Safety Upgrades Available

FEATURES

  • Engineered with a submersible hydraulic pump design
  • Filtration system offers a 10 year worry-free maintenance
  • Maintenance free – 10 years or 10,000 cycles
  • All-in-one valve manifold for compact, durable, leak-free operation
  • Composite reservoir eliminates rust
  • Sealed “easy view” oil level indicator
  • Motors available as 120/240 VAX -1 Phase or 480 V 3 Phase, all made in USA
  • Safety edges
  • Photo Eyes
  • Warning horns/lights

Retrofit Parts

  • Customize Options & Replacement Needs
Weatherseals
  • Standard 1/8” and 1/16” thick EPDM.
  • Steel and plastic binding available.
  • Custom cut per your request.
Safety Edge Kit
  • Custom options available.
Motor-Reducer
  • Replacement and retro-fit operators
  • Operator components and motor reducers
  • Motors and brake motors
Electrical
  • Push Button Stations: available in 2-button, 2-button keyed, 3-button and 3-button keyed with NEMA 4 or NEMA 7 rating.
  • Limit Switches: Lever arm and plunger style, snap acting limit switches with NEMA 12/13 through 7 ratings. Limit switch cams also available.
  • Junction Boxes: NEMA 12/13 through NEMA 7 rating.
  • Pre-Wired Control Panels: Standard Relay Logic, also available PLC, VFD and Soft Start.
  • Electrical Feed Rail and Fittings: Housings, fittings, conductors and all related hardware.
  • Draped S/O Cord: Hangers and components.
Hardware
  • Control Arms
  • Trolley
  • Tracks
  • Hinges
  • Top Rollers
  • Stay Rollers
  • Wheels/ Housing
  • Wire Rope
  • Bumper Assemblies

Aperture

  • Rotating aperture door: Allows for 3 different aircraft to use the same hangar facilities
  • Counterweighted Panels: Free-loating, counterweighted panels move with a push of a finger
  • Pressure sensing panels: Adjust to the fuselage’s position
Versatility

The Aperture Door system is designed to fit and meet your specific application. Fixed, manual and automatic adjusting panels are available. Flexibility ensures the perfect fit all the time, every time.

Advanced Design

Rotating aperture door panels allows up to three different aircraft to use the same hangar facility. The rotating aperture door (counterweighted) adjusts up, down and side to side providing the perfect seal at each fuselage profile. The closure door seals off the opening when the aperture door is not required.

Superior Performance

Much like Door Engineering’s other products, the aperture door system has a solid reputation and exemplifies excellence. A valuable benefit of this system is that it is power operated. The pressure-sensing panels automatically adjust to the fuselage’s position. The ease of operation is amazing. The free-floating, counterweighted panels move with the push of a finger. Designed for wind load and energy conservation requirements, this system also demonstrates impressive strength.

See our other exceptional aviation door systems too: Tip-Up & Bottom Rolling along with our unrivaled retro-fit capabilities!

Craneway Doors

  • Automatic Brake: Holds door in open position and latching lock arms brace door when closed
  • Custom Fit Around the Crane Rail
  • Lockarms: Secure the door panel against high wind loads
Versatility

Typical designs include a hinged upward acting swing door for passage of the bridge crane and swinging or bottom rolling load doors below. Craneway Doors can be manufactured in sizes up to 125’ W x 30+’ H. Flexibility is offered in the sliding material choice used to cover the door section.

Advanced Design

Due to the system’s elevation, this product is built resilient against strong wind loads. Secure operating movement is assured.

Superior Performance

Most apparent in design is Door Engineering’s capability to provide a custom fit around the crane rail. This product is fabricated from structural steel sections and cold-formed steel girts. The heavy-duty cables and double drive operator chains increase safety when the top door section is lifted. An automatic magnetic brake holds the door in open position, and the automatic latching lock arms brace the door when closed. The panels are notched around the crane rails and include adjustable seals to effectively seal to the building.

Whether your door systems are standard or unique, our technical sales team, skilled designers and certified installers will ensure quality from illustration to installation.

Vertical Lift

  • Electrical Control Panel: Pre-wired electrical control panel with pushbutton station
  • Counterweighted: Counterweight assembly with enclosure tower supports vertical movement and door stacking
  • Operator: Secure operating movement with either the overhead mounted or floor mounted operator. Manual disconnect alow available for power failure situations.
Versatility

Door Engineering’s Vertical Lift door systems can be manufactured more than 100 feet wide and as tall as specified. There is flexibility in the sheeting materials, which is well suited for special architectural surface treatments.

Vertical Lift doors are available in single and multi-panel configurations depending on the door size and available headroom. These systems are well suited for harsh environments such as mining and heavy equipment facilities, as well as unique applications like blast doors, pool dividers, boat storage, convention centers, high security entrances and aircraft hangars.

Advanced Design

This door system utilizes an overhead or floor mounted drive unit with counterweight support that vertically lifts and stacks the doors above the door opening. This can be operated with the counterweight or electrically. It is fabricated from structural steel shapes and cold formed steel girts and is factory sheeted with a minimum of 16-gauge flat sheeting.

Superior Performance

Secure operating movement is guaranteed with a manual disconnect in power failure situations. Limit switches automatically stop the door in the fully open or fully closed position, although the doors may be stopped at any point of travel. This system, which is built strong for heavy duty applications, is also complete with safety edges, photo eyes, side tracks, door framing, side rollers or guides and wire rope and a pre-wired electrical control panel with a push button station.

Swing Door

  • Heavy Duty Construction: Typical construction includes structural steel framed panels with durable 14ga steel cladding and heavy duty hinges and locks.
  • Customized Panel Layouts: Choose from visionlites, grilles, decorative paneling, and wood/composite cladding.
  • Extreme loads and conditions: Doors can be constructed for high windloads and blast requirements.
Versatility

Swing door systems are manufactured in a variety of sizes and materials to meet specific customer requirements. Systems are designed for maximum strength and durability and are available both in manual and power operated.

Blast Doors

  • Door Systems Engineered for Blast Requirements Up to 27psi
  • Available in Sliding, Vertical Lift, and Four-Fold Systems
Sliding Door

In addition to being blast resistant, our sliding doors can also be fire rated. This eliminates the need for an additional fire door on the opposite side of the wall.

Vertical Lift Door

Available in single section or multiple sections depending on headroom.

Four-Fold Door

Our most popular door system can also be engineering for blast loads. The doors were tested and passed to meet ICC-500 & FEMA 361 storm shelter requirements. This means they were engineered to meet a 250mph wind speed and missile impact requirements. An option of a power operated locking system that secures the door for extra protection is also available.

Door Driver Operator

  • Simple Power Cord Hook-up
  • Single Phase Motor (Three Phase Available)
  • Fully Active Suspension
  • Disengage Handle
  • Pneumatic Tire Drive
MORE

In 1994, Door Engineering began researching an add-on operating system that could fit the needs of a wide variety of bottom rolling and top hung door systems as well as a variety of sizes. Our sales and engineering departments designed the Door Driver 500, 750, 1000 and most recently the Door Driver Lite 500, 750 & 1000.

The Door Driver Operator series emulates the same outstanding versatility, design and performance as Door Engineering’s other product lines. The operators are electrically operated with factory presets that make installation fast and easy. Simply attach the Door Driver to the bottom of your door, plug it in, and it’s ready!

The fully active suspension system ensures the pneumatic tire provides excellent traction, allowing for 4-inches of vertical travel over debris or irregularities in the floor. It is powerful enough to open the largest sliding door. 115, 208/230 VAC, 60 Hz, single-phase brake motor.

The original 500-1000 models are fully enclosed with the back, sides and top of the enclosure made with 7-gauge steel for solid construction, while the door is 10-guage steel. Cabinet and steel components are factory primed. 41 5/8″ wide* by 43 3/4″ high x 14 1/2″ deep. The bottom of the operator is located 2 1/4″ above the floor. *Add 2-inches to each side for mounting brackets.

 

The Door Driver Lite model (shown left) has a simplified design and build compared to the other models. It is 36″ wide by 32″ high with a 10 1/2″ depth and is not fully enclosed. It also operates by using a joystick versus a switch. Same as the other models though, the Door Driver Lite has a solid construction and all factory-fabricated steel components are prime painted.

All the Door Driver Operator models are manufactured with a disengage mechanism for easy manual operation in power outage situations.

Additional options include:

  • 208, 230 or 460 VAC, 60Hz, three-phase brake motor with control panel, pushbutton station, magnetic reversing starters, thermal overload protection, control circuit transformer, and NEMA 4 enclosure.
  • Limit switches and cams
  • Door section bumper pick-up system brackets.

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