Nebraskaland Aviation, the ag retailer and aerial application provider, needed a hangar with enough space to store and work on its planes, as the metal hut hangars it was using since the mid-1960s were no longer adequate.
“The airplanes kept getting bigger, but the hangars didn’t,” Tye Marquardt, owner of Nebraskaland Aviation, says.
The new hangar, made by Schweiss Doors, took years of planning, says Nebraskaland, and measures 50 ft long by 60 ft wide. The new hangar fits up to 10 aircraft and features an upper-level observation deck and lounge.
Six Schweiss liftstrap bifold doors occupy the long walls of the new hangar. Four doors measure 70 ft wide by 20 ft tall, while the other two measure 60 ft wide and 20 ft tall. Marquardt says they wanted doors large enough to allow easy movement of planes.
The bifold doors are mounted on both the front and back of the hangar, giving staff even more freedom of movement, says Nebraskaland. The two smaller bifolds are mounted on the back, while the larger four doors are on the front. Weisheit Construction erected the hangar and mounted the Schweiss liftstrap bifold doors.
With its new hangar, the team at Nebraskaland says they have been able to better serve their customers and that the hangar has become a popular community event space, hosting weddings, showers, parties, football watch parties, customer events, and even a high school wrestling meet. It also features a 16-foot projector screen and sound system.
The Marquardts note that family and community are important to them and they designed their hangar with that in mind. It is a continuation of how the business has operated since its founding.
— With files from Schweiss Doors
