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Airplanes & Cars Make Good Companions

Posted on December 1, 2016 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 When you are an independent systems engineer working on one of the largest, most sophisticated airplanes in the world, you deserve –…

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…

Schweiss Doors Introduces A “Build Your Own” Door Package

Posted on May 21, 2015July 15, 2019 by mwflyer

HECTOR, MINN. – For those willing to do some work to save some money, Schweiss Doors has developed a Build Your Own Door Kit. Customers willing to weld their own…

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…

New Schweiss Moving Gate Adds Versatility To Buildings

Posted on July 23, 2013 by mwflyer

Schweiss one piece hydraulic and patented lift strap bifold doors have been on the market for years. Schweiss now has a newcomer on the scene – the Schweiss Moving Gate….

Schweiss Doors Develops New ‘Red Power’ Hydraulic Pump

Posted on September 29, 2012 by mwflyer

FAIRFAX, MINN. – Schweiss Doors, a Minnesota-based company, providing quality bifold and hydraulic one-piece doors for aircraft hangars, agricultural buildings, businesses and other installations, has developed a new, more powerful…

Stoutness Makes The Difference In Hangar Doors According To Private Airport Owner/Engineer

Posted on February 19, 2012 by mwflyer

by Dick Hagen I researched over a year what I wanted to do. I met Dave Schweiss at the Florida ‘Fun in the Sun’ air show and both Dave and Mike…

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