Patent ID: 7465141

Claim:
A multilevel vertical general aviation hangar, comprising: a traffic inflow/outflow path having a surface; a pallet stack subsystem located adjacent to the traffic path; at least one pallet being associated with the pallet stack subsystem, the pallet having downwardly disposed legs having a width there between, the pallet being configured to be contained within the pallet stack subsystem a pallet turntable ingress path and a pallet turntable egress path located within the traffic path; a pallet turntable located within the traffic path; a pallet shuttle operatively coupling the pallet turntable and a storage structure having a side surface, the pallet shuttle having a width being less than the width between the downwardly disposed pallet legs so that the shuttle is able to move between the downwardly disposed legs of the pallet, the pallet shuttle having a generally rectangular configuration, the pallet shuttle having four wheels coupled thereto, the wheels being mateable to a pair of shuttle rails located on the turntable, the pallet shuttle having an upper surface having a longitudinal length and a lateral width and the pallet shuttle having a lower surface having a longitudinal length and a lateral width and a thickness there between, the upper surface of the pallet shuttle having an associated upwardly disposed hydraulic lift; a travel/lift subsystem operatively coupled to the storage structure, the travel/lift subsystem having an associated travel track located on one side of the storage structure, the travel lift system being operatively coupled to the pallet stack subsystem by the traffic path; and the storage structure having a floor, the storage structure having a rail system therein, with the pallet turntable being located along the side surface of the storage structure.