I guess that makes sense, since you still find old airplanes today, stowed away in a barn somewhere.
See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you at the 2007 - KR Gathering There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying has begun. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC -------Original Message------- > At 05:37 PM 4/13/2007, you wrote: > >I wanted to ask this for awhile now. Why is it called a hanger > >and not an airplane garage???? Someone asked me and I couldn't > answer. > >Joe Horton > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Here you go Joe. Don't ask my why they kept their airplane in a > "cattle pen". Must be a "French thing". :-) Found it with Google. > The word hangar comes from a northern French dialect, and literally > means "cattle pen."
