Tue, May 04, 2004
Arm Aerospace Aircraft Lift Addresses Expensive And Diminishing
Hangar Space
Recognizing that hangars are scarce and hangar fees are steadily
escalating, especially in large metropolitan areas, ARM Aerospace
of Tucson (AZ) has come up with an innovative solution that doubles
the storage capacity of any existing hangar. They have
created The Aero-Lift a cantilevered lift that makes it possible to
store two airplanes in almost any hangar by lifting one aircraft
into the air and using the empty space underneath to store an
additional aircraft (or a car or a boat). Already adopted by a
number of FBOs, general aviation and sport aviation pilots and
aeroclubs, the lift Aero-Lift has met with an enthusiastic response
in the United States and overseas.
The Aerolift Aero-Lift can raise a 2500 pound aircraft, with any
gear configuration. The Aero-Lift is a cantilevered,
single-post lift design that uses a jackscrew mechanism and
electric motor, rather than traditional hydraulic systems.
The Aero-Lift is also perfect for maintaining or cleaning the belly
and gear of any aircraft.
The aircraft are hoisted on a large girder that branches off to
three docks that can be adjusted quickly to accommodate any landing
gear configuration. The unit’s components are
substantial in size and weight, and yet the Aero-Lift sits
unattached on the floor. Nothing is bolted to the hangar
structure. Nearly everyone who sees an Aero-lift Lift for the
first time is surprised by the massiveness sturdiness and size of
the system and its components. Thorough Engineering
engineering analysis has endorsed approved the units for use in the
highest earthquake risk areas, including California and
Alaska.
Aero-Lift owners have found a wide variety of ways to recover
their cost investment, developing pay-off plans that take from one
to three years. At any airport with hangar rents exceeding
$300/month, an Aero-lift Lift, which manifests the
"two-hangars-for-the-price-of-one" philosophy, begins to make
sense. On the other hand, someone who suddenly has the
opportunity to create a new hangar space at an airport with a long
waiting list, or gets to take their aircraft out of the tie-down
area and harsh weather(read: lower insurance premium), will feel
that the lift pays for itself in the first month
immediately.
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