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"Bill Daniels" <wrote
> Monolithic domes need not be spheres - they can be oblate spheroids
> therefore not as tall.
True, but to give strength to the roof, (the curve is needed) in a large
enough building to house 8 airplanes, it will still be high enough to put a
second story in, I'd think. The truss type floor could be supported by
the walls of the dome and a load bearing structure in the middle.
Otherwise, the truss would have to be wicked strong, and that means tall.
> Actually, the floor doesn't rotate, just a spider frame made of 6"
> channels.
Right, but there can not be any permenant structures in the arc of the
moving channels, or the channels could not move past them.
There could be a structure in the middle, with the frames rotating around
it, much like a "merry-go-round."
--
Jim in NC
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Re: Hangar Design
