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johnrMarch 15, 2012, 5:46pm
I finished my hangar recently, and now I have finished some jobs I had to do on my Max. Here is a pic of it outside its new hangar.
I flew it yesterday, its good to be back flying again.


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John Riley Minimax 1600 G-MWFD
aeronutMarch 15, 2012, 8:54pm
Great looking plane and hanger.  
never surrender; never give-up
theecoopMarch 15, 2012, 11:38pm
Congrats,Looks great
Perfect Practice makes perfect!
RicardoMarch 17, 2012, 1:13am
Nice Hangar! How big is it? Doors hung from hinges and it appears to fold in two parts. Post more pics if you have any.
¿The plane? As most British Maxes, best looks.  I really like the flat top of a complete enclosed engine.
I just finished building my hangar. An inexpensive 33´ by 20´version.   I will place pictures in this same thread if you don´t mind.
johnrMarch 17, 2012, 9:26am
Thanks for the kind words.
The hangar is 34'x24', its 6' to the eaves, and 9' to the apex.
Here are some more pictures of the progress.
Doors are double fold, and so far works well.
Its cost me about $8,000 in materials, I suppose its a little over engineered, for our use, but its a standard agricultural building.
This is the first time I have used the roofing sheets that have a flock on the inside, and it does seem to work to stop condensation.


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John Riley Minimax 1600 G-MWFD