Rubb Building Systems and Cocoon Deliver C-130 Hangar to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan

Sanford, Maine (PRWEB) June 30, 2009 -- Rubb Building Systems today announced their collaboration with Cocoon, Inc. in the design, delivery and installation of a fixed-base maintenance aircraft hangar (http://www.rubb.com/products-aviation-buildings-hangar.asp) for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Based at the Bagram Airfield base in Afghanistan (http://www.rubb.com/aircraft-hangars-bagram-airfield-afghanistan.asp), the hangar is designed to accommodate a C-130 aircraft and has a clear span width of 174' with a 153' wide by 46' high six-bladed sliding door system.

The hangar will fulfill critical maintenance activities not currently available in Afghanistan and is designed to meet specific aircraft clearance envelope requirements and environmental and other load conditions. These requirements include: support for suspended equipment, full internal fire protection systems, fuels maintenance systems and supporting utilities. The structure is engineered for full compliance with U.S. building code requirements for full wind, snow and seismic loads. As with all Rubb products, the military hangar (http://www.rubb.com/products-military-rapid-erect-hangars.asp) offers the flexibility to be relocated in standard ISO containers should future needs warrant.

About Rubb Building Systems

The Rubb organization, with production facilities in Great Britain, Norway and the United States is recognized as a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of aircraft hangars (http://www.rubb.com/products-aircraft-hangars.asp) and is quality certified to ISO9001: 2000.

For more information, see Rubb's Aviation Projects (http://www.rubb.com/projects-aviation.asp) web page.

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