Also searched as: Sliding Hangar Door
Aircraft hangars carry some of the widest openings in industry — span classes run from S (<30 m) to XXL (>120 m) [SOURCED: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangar] — and the sliding door is the proven, low-maintenance way to close them. One or more panels travel laterally on a rail, stacking clear of the opening; the arrangement scales naturally to very wide fronts by adding panels rather than enlarging a single leaf, and it keeps the full height of the opening usable right to the lintel.
Across the hangar-door industry, sliding systems run on a ground track or a cantilevered top-hung rail, single- or multi-panel and typically motorized, with bottom drive motors among the standard drive arrangements; cladding ranges over insulated steel, wood and translucent panels with built-in windows, and US specialists reference hangar doors at spans up to 120 ft (≈36.6 m) [SOURCED: www.bifold.com/q-list.php?id=ZZ_-Aviation_Hangar_Doors]. RAX engineers each Sliding Aircraft Hangar Door to your structure — panel count, rail geometry, wind bracing and drive sizing per project — and, as a pure manufacturer (no on-site installation), ships the complete door with foundation load data and English manuals your local team needs to install it. From a single unit, with full order flexibility.
Multi-panel sliding stacks clear of the opening — the classic solution where bi-fold or lifting heights are limited, from single hangars to XXL spans.
Panels run laterally, so the full opening height stays available to tail fins and lifting gear — no header intrusion.
Panels stiffened against your declared EN 12424 wind class; wide spans use mullions and wind braces sized on the technical layout.
Running gear and drives validated against a 100,000-cycle fatigue testing protocol in the RAX in-house lab; tested from −30 °C to +50 °C.
ISO 9001:2015 and CE to EN 13241 / EN 12453, with SGS material reports; rail and foundation loads issued to your civil engineer.
English manual + wiring diagrams; operator pre-set and test-run recorded before dispatch.
| Product | Sliding Aircraft Hangar Door (also: Sliding Hangar Door) |
| Category | Industrial Doors |
| Door action | Single- or multi-panel leaves travel laterally on a ground track or cantilevered top-hung rail, motorized with bottom drive motor options — configurations standard across the hangar-door industry [SOURCED: www.bifold.com/q-list.php?id=ZZ_-Aviation_Hangar_Doors] |
| Size range | Engineered to your opening. Hangar openings span <30 m to >120 m classes [SOURCED: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangar]; US specialists reference hangar doors to ≈36.6 m (120 ft) [SOURCED: bifold.com]. RAX confirms panel count, rail sizing and wind bracing on the technical layout — any size, fully engineered to your specification. |
| Operating speed | Heavy sliding panels run at industry-typical ≈0.1–0.2 m/s [ESTIMATE]; drive sizing and final speed confirmed per project. |
| Wind load | Classified to EN 12424 / EN 12444, Class 0–5 (Class 5 = above 1,000 Pa, by special agreement) [SOURCED: baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1758406178830937742]. Exposed airfield sites typically need Class 3–5, with the achievable class falling as span grows — RAX declares the class at your full span [ESTIMATE]. |
| Materials | Galvanized steel sheet 0.4–1.5 mm, aluminum alloy 6063-T5 profiles, stainless 304/316 or PVC-coated fabric 0.9–1.2 mm cladding options per project; silicone rubber seals; nylon PA66 running gear. |
| Color / finish | Full RAL custom (common RAL9006 / 9010 / 7016 / 5010), wood-grain, PVDF, anodizing. |
| Drive & control | Servo / VFD drive options; radar, geomagnetic or light-curtain sensing; WiFi / RS485 remote monitoring (Industry 4.0 ready). |
| Certification | CE EN 13241 / EN 12453; wind (EN 12424) test or calculation data confirmed per project. |
| Order | Custom engineered to your exact opening, specification and RAL color. |
RAX company facts above come from the approved brand brief. Figures marked [SOURCED] are industry/competitor data with the source shown inline; figures marked [ESTIMATE] are industry-typical and are confirmed against your technical layout before production.
Provide clear opening width × height and hangar span class (S <30 m up to XXL >120 m). We return panel count, stack room and a technical drawing confirmation.
Declare your design wind pressure so we select the EN 12424 class, mullions and wind braces; exposed coastal or airfield sites should target the higher classes.
Ground track vs cantilever top-hung — we issue rail loads and foundation requirements to your civil engineer before production.
Motor sizing, sensing and interlocks, plus WiFi / RS485 remote monitoring for smart hangar operation.
RAX supports full private-label production of the Sliding Aircraft Hangar Door: custom RAL panel colors, operator matching, packaging printing and installation-manual translation (EN/ES/FR/AR/RU). Start with an OEM sample and scale to container-load branded production. Custom molds, Tooling records are archived for up to 5 years — no extra tooling fee on repeat orders, all under strict NDA.
Industrial, commercial and garage doors and gates — the harmonized basis for CE marking, including wind (EN 12424), thermal (EN 12428) and air-permeability (EN 12426/12427) declarations.
Safety in use of power-operated doors — operating force limits and entrapment protection for the drive system.
Wind load resistance classification, Class 0–5 — the key declaration for an exterior hangar door, stated at the full opening span.
Each door is engineered to your opening. Hangar openings are conventionally classed from S (<30 m) to XXL (>120 m) [SOURCED: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangar], and US hangar specialists reference doors to about 120 ft / 36.6 m [SOURCED: bifold.com]. Sliding systems scale by adding panels, so share your width × height and our engineers confirm panel count, stack room and wind bracing on a technical layout — from prototype to full production runs, full flexibility on order quantity.
Both arrangements are used industry-wide: a ground track or a cantilevered top-hung rail, single- or multi-panel and motorized, with bottom drive motor options [SOURCED: bifold.com]. We recommend the arrangement that suits your foundation condition and confirm rail loads on the technical layout.
Wind resistance is classified to EN 12424 / EN 12444 from Class 0 to Class 5 (Class 5 = above 1,000 Pa) [SOURCED: baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1758406178830937742]. Exterior hangar doors on exposed airfields generally need Class 3–5, and the achievable class falls as span grows, so we declare the class achieved at your full opening span, with mullions and wind braces sized accordingly [ESTIMATE].
We are a pure manufacturer and do not provide on-site installation. Every order ships with an English installation manual, installation guides, wiring diagrams and foundation / rail load data for your local installation team; operators are pre-set and tested before dispatch.
RAX holds ISO 9001:2015 and CE to EN 13241 (industrial door) and EN 12453 (operator safety), with SGS material reports and product liability insurance. Wind performance is declared per EN 12424 per project; we can also support AS/NZS 4505 and UL counterpart test data for Australian and North American markets.
Yes. RAL panel colors, operator matching, packaging printing and manual translation (EN/ES/FR/AR/RU) are all supported, from an OEM sample to container-load branded production, under NDA.
Sample 7–15 days; standard container 12–20 days; custom first order 20–35 days (repeat 15–20 days). Door body 2-year warranty, operator/motor 3 years (servo 5 years), with free spare parts dispatched by DHL/FedEx in 5–7 days within warranty.
Factory inspection report (speed, noise, insulation resistance, visual), 100,000-cycle fatigue test record, FAI / pre-assembly photos, English installation Manual + Wiring diagrams, CE Declaration of Conformity with the EN 13241 test report, and export packing on a steel frame with pearl cotton and stretch film.
Or email info@raxdoor.com
Send your opening size, span class and wind requirement — we reply with a proposal and lead time.
