Why is an Aircraft Hanger called a Hanger?

Question

Why is an Aircraft Hanger called a Hanger?

Answer 1

It isn't called a hanger, it's a HANGAR.

Answer 2

Years ago, when planes were very tiny, they hung them in there so they could utilize the floor space to work on the ones that needed it.

A real space saver.

Answer 3

the word  'hangar' is of french or european origin, it's simplest meaning is 'shed' but could be a barn, cattle shed etc.

such buildings were used to store the small light aircraft that preceded all kinds we have today. i believe that with consistent use of the name hangar while referring to an aircraft garage is responsible for the adoption of the name as the official designation of such a space just like so many other anglicised french words.

so it seems to me

Answer 4

It has to to do with a clothes hanger, because a while ago, they hung the little planes up above the ground, so  they could fit or modify other planes.

Answer 5

It's "hangar," rather than "hanger."  It's an Old French word that means "shed" or "enclosure."

Answer 6

The word hangar comes from a northern French dialect, and means "cattle pen."

In 1909, Louis Bleriot crash-landed on a northern French farm in Les Baraques (between Sangatte and Calais) and rolled his monoplane into the farmer's cattle pen. At the time, Bleriot was in a race to be the first man to cross the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft, so he set up headquarters in the unused shed. After returning home, Bleriot called REIDsteel, the maker of the cattle pen, and ordered three "hangars" for personal use. REIDsteel continues to make hangars and hangar parts.

Answer 7

its a HANGAR not hanger!

Answer 8

you hung out and had a few drinks

Answer 9

It's French for shed or outhouse and is called a Hangar in both languages.

Answer 10

cuz its the coolest place to hang out!

Answer 11

Its a place where all the planes hang out with each other.

JOKE.

Answer 12

The word hangar comes from a northern French dialect, and means "cattle pen." No doubt because early aircraft storage sheds were crude.  It's one of those words that has made it way into several languages almost intact.

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French: hangar  

German: Hangar  

Interlingua: hangar

Swedish: hangar

English: hangar

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