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Robert Lee - Aug 10,2006
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Nice adventure Don, thanks for bringing us along.
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Ed Irizarry - Aug 10,2006
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That's the king of hangar I need for my SeRey
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Gary Johnson - Aug 10,2006
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This would be big enough for Dan and all his toys!
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Charles Pickett - Aug 15,2006
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maybe most, but not all
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Frank Noordhuis - Aug 11,2006
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I can just see how fast the power meter going to spin turning on all the lights at night. <br />Be great for building till you have to turn on the heat.<br />Neat place Don!
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Don Maxwell - Aug 15,2006
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They don't even try to heat it in winter, Frank. T-Com used to be in the adjacent wooden hangar, which had no skylights, so their electric bill was a lot higher. They lost everything when it burned down (welder error), but are happier now in the metal one. <br /><br />The hangar is covered with corrugated, galvanized steel sheeting that is tied (not bolted) to the framework so that it can blow off if a hurricane hits it. T-Com sprayed it with foam on the outside and then sprayed some sort of tough plastic on top of the foam, so the temp inside is moderate most of the year.<br /><br />But they do run three shifts when building envelopes. That work is done in the west end of the hangar, in a part that (now) has a suspended ceiling so that they can heat and cool it. The guide wouldn't let us photograph that part--wouldn't even let us photograph the main part of the hangar from the west end, apparently to protect some of the clients' balloons, or whatever was on them that they didn't want made public.<br /><br />In this photo, the second balloon in is a fairly big one, but not the biggest they make. It produces 17,000 lbs of buoyancy. Was held down by four 3//4' or 7/8' braided nylon ropes that were pulled so tight they felt like steel cables. I'd never felt a nylon rope that stiff before. I tried pulling sideways as hard as I could--put my whole body into it--but couldn't deflect it even a millimeter. It was humbling.
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