If you do not exactly know the definition, and are not a fan of solving crossword puzzles, then it is unlikely that you will answer the question - "What is a hangar?" the first time. And if, when you hear the word "angar", the Angara River in far Siberia comes to your mind, then that's not bad either - your geography teacher deserves praise. What is a hangar? Let's find out.
History of the origin of the word
All explanatory dictionaries of the Russian language (Dalya, Ozhegova, Ushakov, Great Soviet Encyclopedia) give practically one definition.
Hangar is a word of French origin, which refers to a special room for parking, maintenance and repair of aircraft, helicopters.
Historically, the first were wooden hangars, which date back to the end of the 19th-beginning of the 20th century, simple in design, with a span of 25 meters.
The first metal hangar was built already in 1913 in Koenigsberg, and already in the early 1930s metal hangars of complex structures with a span of 35-45 meters were built in the USSR.
In other words,a hangar is an aircraft garage that is part of any airport or airfield.
Modern hangars
But what is a hangar today? Today, hangars are so advanced that they are built from the most reliable materials, can accommodate an entire fleet of aircraft and compete for the title of the most original design.
The meaning of the word hangar has become much wider. Now it is not only an “aircraft garage”, but also a modern complex equipped with the latest technology, where various reviews, exhibitions and presentations of new models of aircraft and other aircraft are held.
But this is not the limit. If you ask yourself what a hangar is these days, then you can think for a long time. Today, mobile hangars are gaining popularity, which can be assembled and disassembled in any convenient place.
A striking example of such a structure is the Tropical Park in Germany, located under the dome of a prefabricated hangar.
