JOHNSTON ATOLL
SUPPORT
F &S NO.
TITLE
02051
B-57 Hangar
USER
STRUCTURE ‘FACILITY NO.
LRL
SCIENTIFIC STATION NO.
531
BOD
None
FOD
FUNDING
AGENCY
AEC
($000)
ENGR
PROC
CONST
TOTAL
6.0
122,2
128.2
6.0
122.2
128.2
FURN
PRE-GO
Prior Cost
TOTAL
COMPLETED
DESCRIPTION
The hangar is a 52 x 76 x 20-ft. high steel frame building (com-
pleted in 1966) with asbestos cement siding and roof.
slab equipped with tie downs and wheel chocks.
The floor is a concrete
Wing slots are located in the
sides of the building to permit entry of an aircraft with longer wing span than
the B-57C. The main opening of the hangar has a roll up canvas curtain capable
of being lowered and secured after the aircraft is positioned in the hangar. The
rope for lowering and securing the roll up curtain is made of a non-stretching
synthetic material to reduce cable chafing of the curtain.
The interior of the building includes fluorescent lighting, floodlighting and electrical receptacles, plus electrical grounds in the concrete floor. One telephone
is installed.
A paved area between the building and the aircraft parking area has been constructed. At the rear of the hangar, power driven double sliding doors, 8 x 10-ft.
over a 16 x 25-ft. ramp are provided for use by AGE cquipment after the aircraft
is towed into the hangar.
In addition there 1s a 6-in. wide painted strip on the
hangar slab and down the taxiway centerline to facilitate ground towing of the aircraft.
DRAWINGS:
F 91-531-Cl
F 91-531-M1
VOLI
F 91-531-E1 and E2
F 91-531-S1 thru $5
2-52
S
JS 91-531-A100