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Military Aviation: Qantas Engineering, Brisbane, Australia Hangar refurbishment – door retrofit The smart way to stay efficient With over 15,000 vertical fabric folding doors installed worldwide since 1973, Megadoor delivers door solutions for industries with extraordinary opening requirements – like aviation, shipyards, mining, energy and recycling. www.megadoor.com Qantas Engineering makes old hangar new and multi-purpose Commissioned by the Royal Australian Air Force to convert four A330 commercial jets to mid-air refuelers, Qantas Engineering chose to re-furbish an existing doorless Ansett Aviation hangar with fully weather-sealing doors, simultaneously ensuring that the hangar could accommodate other aircraft after the conversion project’s completion. Critical issues: • Fully containable interior environment, to accommodate the extensive overhaul work required. • Subsequent use plans to enable hangar to accommodate B747, B777 or two narrowbody aircraft side by side. • Tight seal needed to negate the undulating apron area in front of hangar. • Independent goalpost frame, to suspend doors on and convey load to existing structure. • Flexible use, as well as energy efficiency. • Ability for the door to withstand potential cyclonic conditions. Megadoor provided: • Project and design collaboration with architects, engineers and contractor. • Megadoor® vertical fabric folding door, total dimension 77 m wide, comprising five individually or jointly manoeuvrable leaves connected by swing-up mullions. Centre leaf 20 m high. Subsequent leaves each 14 m and 10 m high respectively. • Installation and commissioning. Benefits: • Access across entire hangar width, for full utilisation of hangar capacity. • Fast, reliable performance. • Long lifetime. Low operating cost. • Excellent air tightness & wind resistance. • Minimal maintenance need. Easy to repair. • No floor tracks. Practically no door footprint. • Extended warranties are available for up to 10 years on all components. For further information or an obligation-free survey, please contact your local Megadoor representative or sales@megadoor.com.