Corporate and private jet hangars have to have wide and reliable doors for their valuable aircraft. That's where Schweiss Doors, known worldwide for quality, comes into the picture with its bifold liftstrap hangar doors.

A new 12,600 sq. ft. building with a 7,360 sq. ft. hangar was designed by Larson Associates Architects, Inc. of Phoenix, Ariz. and recently built for Triple C Airpark Properties, L.L.C. at the Triple C Airpark hangar in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Schweiss Doors was called upon to provide a 86' x 26' bifold liftstrap door with an automatic latch system for it. The massive door has 24 windows located on both halves and a walk door. An exterior truss gives additional strength to the door.

"I own the hangar next door and it has had a Schweiss 60' x 18' bifold liftstrap door on it for about 13 years that I installed. My happiness with that door lead me to purchase this new door," said John Levitz of Triple C Airpark Properties, LLC. "I first became aware of Schweiss Doors through magazine ads. I think at the time Schweiss was advertising the straps instead of cables and I said, 'That's for me!' People just go goo-goo for the remote control option, I pull up to my hangar in my airplane and before the engines are shut off the doors are open."

A 460 volt-3 phase electrical system powered by two 5 h.p. bottom-drive motors and 14 liftstraps rated at 29,000 tensile strength each do the lifting and lowering of the heavy-duty all-steel door that, with exterior cladding, comes to about 24,700 lbs.

Arizona Corporate Builders of Tempe was responsible for installing the bifold hangar door at Scottsdale Municipal Airport. Located within the hangar are 2,620 sq. ft. devoted to offices, a shop and storage space and other amenities you don't see in many hangars. The building and hangar is 100 percent air-conditioned; a big deal in Arizona.

The opposite side of the hangar has a 10' x 14 'remote controlled rollup door making it a drive thru hangar big enough to drive a bus into it. The purpose of that is for high value clients or celebrities so they can arrive inside and depart the hangar out of sight.

The design of the new building features a slate gray tilt-up concrete wall system. The roof system is a pre-engineered steel structure with a standing seam roof as manufactured by Nucor Building Systems of Brigham City, Utah. The entry area side of the building is made up of storefront glazed walls, rusted metal shade screens and tilted steel column supports for the massive decorative shade screens. The tilt slab walls maintain a consistent 36' height around the building with a series of horizontal reveals to produce visual interest. The site backs to an existing taxiway for access to the Scottsdale Municipal Airport.

"We've worked with Schweiss Doors in the past on other projects," said AZ Corporate Builders Project Manager, Greg St. Clair. "The install went well; the door is quiet, that's what everybody commented on."

This special hangar property owned by Triple C Airpark Properties LLC is located at the Scottsdale Airpark on the West side of the runway and close to Scottsdale Road. It is also walking distance to the Scottsdale Quarter and Kierland shopping. This is a free standing hangar with a 15,000 gallon Jet A fuel farm; taxiway limits are 65' wingspan.

"The building is designed to be a single corporate jet operation, but the hangar is capable of holding two large jets, one or two medium aircraft or four or five small aircraft," said Levitz, owner of Triple C Airpark Properties. "We maximized the size of the building to the lot; it's the largest building the city would allow on this lot. It has 7,623 sq. ft. (99' x 77') dedicated to aircraft, even larger if you take in the office footprint."

"From experience, Schweiss doors are a no-brainer, bulletproof, maintenance free, and that's all due to your engineering and quality components. We didn't look at any other door manufacturers, Schweiss was hands down the way to go," said Levitz, who added that his assistant was always pleased with any interaction with Schweiss company personnel."

Triple C Airpark Properties, LLC.

More information on the Levitz Triple C hangar or other leasable hangars can be obtained by visiting their website scottsdalehangar.com or by contacting John Levitz at Triple C Airpark Properties, L.L.C. located at 14840 N 74th St., Scottsdale AZ. Phone 602-688-2299.

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