Description Second World War Hangar No. 7
interior view
the second world war hangar no.7, located fronting terminal drive south on site of old brisbane airport, timber truss igloo structure ribbed sheet metal cladding. structure last surviving second world war timber truss igloo hangar @ eagle farm.
the igloo form of light nailed hardwood timber arch construction, each arch made of 2 half arches more or less freely pinned @ 2 abutments close ground level , @ central or crown pin. each half arch consists of 2 adjacent trusses laced @ top , bottom chord level , each truss consists of top , bottom chord laced in arch form. result, each half truss made of 4 main timber chords sprung arch form, , light timber bracing nailed in position form curved open-latticed box truss.
the roof in 2015
hangar 7 faces east-west, , skillion roof additions have been added along southern , northern sides. southern side forms main entry, , consists of long skillion roof addition along of elevation, housing office accommodation, ribbed metal wall cladding , metal framed glazing. higher skillion @ eastern end of elevation houses 5 metal doors freight access.
the eastern end has ribbed metal wall cladding , 2 large metal doors freight access surmounted translucent ribbed sheeting. sections of weatherboard cladding remain @ southeast corner. northern side has large steel framed skillion roofed addition ribbed metal wall cladding, storage @ northwest end , amenities @ western end.
the western end has weatherboard cladding single large doorway freight access. end faced runway apron (straight six) , consisted of central wide doorway folding doors , high-level glazing. high level glazing has aluminium louvred infill, , covered walkway linking adjacent hangar 10 used covered car parking.
internally, building has concrete floor throughout , exposed unpainted timber truss arches. sections of roof have translucent sheeting light, , eastern end supported scaffolding. single-storeyed office accommodation along southwest projects space, , constructed in hardboard sheeting , surmounted air handling equipment. hangar used freight storage.
hangar 7 surrounded bitumen surfaces, carparking south fronting terminal drive, , container storage areas north.
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