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Schweiss Doors Founder, Mike Schweiss, To Be Inducted Into The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame

Posted on March 22, 2024March 11, 2024 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue FAIRFAX, MINN. – Michael L. (Mike) Schweiss, founder and owner of Schweiss Doors, will be inducted into the Minnesota Aviation Hall…

Canadian Forces Military Base Calls On Schweiss Doors For Hydraulic & Bifold Doors

Posted on May 26, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue FAIRFAX, MINN. – Supplying doors for military bases is nothing new for Schweiss Doors. The company has been doing it for…

Schweiss Doors Erects Manufacturing Building To Showcase New Doors

Posted on May 26, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue FAIRFAX, MINN. – Schweiss Doors, the premier manufacturer of hydraulic and bifold liftstrap doors, erected a new manufacturing facility at its…

It’s New, It’s Strong, It’s Superstructure! Triple Leg Stand-Alone Hydraulic & Bifold Doors

Posted on March 23, 2021 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – April/May 2021 issue Schweiss Doors of Hector, Minnesota, has completely raised the bar in terms of hydraulic and bifold doors for aircraft hangars, and…

Schweiss Doors Founder Mike Schweiss Featured On Minneapolis WCCO Television

Posted on December 29, 2017 by mwflyer

FAIRFAX, MINN. – Mike Schweiss, founder and owner of Schweiss Doors, was recently featured in a television news feature titled, “Small Town Minnesota Door Business Goes Galactic.” In the interview…

High School Focuses Curriculum Around Flying

Posted on August 17, 2017August 17, 2017 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue FAIRFAX, Minn., July 6, 2017 – The new Ross Shaw Sterling Aviation High School in Houston offers students the opportunity to attend…

Illinois Natives Settle In Ontario With Cessna 185 Floatplane

Posted on August 3, 2016 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – Aug/Sept 2016 Lured by a love of fishing and hunting, Illinois natives Steve and Ellen Riggins purchased a cottage north of Dryden, Ontario, in…

Aircraft Owner Makes Efficient Use of Hangar Space

Posted on January 21, 2016January 21, 2016 by mwflyer

Tom Green of Marcelona, Mich., designed a home and aircraft hangar combination at Lakes of the North Airport to store his two airplanes – a Cessna T337 Skymaster and Lake…

Backup Door Opening Systems For Your Hangar Door In Case of Power Outage

Posted on November 27, 2014 by mwflyer

Before you place an order for a hydraulic or bifold door, have you given any thought to how you would get that big, heavy door open in case of a…

Bifold Doors For Your Floatplane Hangar, Marina or Boathouse

Posted on March 25, 2014 by mwflyer

Wind, waves or weather… If you’re living near the water’s edge and going through the hassle of tieing down your floatplane or watercraft to a dock or on the shore…

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