Two hangars erected by use of traveling jumbos; steel jumbo 200 ft wide, 86 ft long and 175 ft high used in hangar construction at Massachusetts Station; timberframe jumbo 222 1/2 ft wide, 136 ft long and 174 ft high used in Texas Station, where labor shortage and hurricanes had to be met; assemblies mounted on railroad car tracks. (See also - n 1 Jan 1944 p 56-8, 136, 138, 140)


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    Title :

    Traveling scaffolds erect huge timber blimp hangars


    Additional title:

    Construction Methods


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1944


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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