Patent ID: 6360492
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
An apparatus for sheltering a small aircraft, the apparatus comprising:an arcuate roof frame comprising spaced apart arcuate roof members joined by transverse roof beams, the arcuate roof frame supported above a base frame; the arcuate roof frame providing a fixed roof portion engaging a movable roof portion; a mechanized means for adjusting the movable roof portion between a retracted position and an extended position, the extended position of the movable roof portion being forward of the retracted position; the base frame providing side braces joined by transverse braces, the side and transverse braces adapted for resting on a surface for supporting the apparatus, and further providing upwardly extending columns joining the arcuate roof side members to the side braces for supporting the arcuate roof frame above the support surface; the arcuate roof side members and the transverse roof beams adapted by size and position for accepting a fuselage of the small aircraft within the apparatus; whereby, with the movable roof portion in the extended position, clearance for the nose of the fuselage is provided.