Aerial view of an airport with large hangars, parked planes, runways, and surrounding buildings. Green fields and a body of water are visible in the background on a hazy day.

8 Wing, CFB Trenton – Maintenance Hangar 1

Project Overview

Defence Construction Canada engaged Bird for the construction of a new two-bay maintenance hangar, designed for the CC‑177 Globemaster III, one of the world’s largest aircraft. The 250,000‑square‑foot facility features a clear‑span interior reaching 13 storeys in height.

The project incorporated specialized safety measures to meet Bird’s standards and the Base’s operational requirements. Targeted for LEED® certification, the hangar included advanced technologies. The hangar features Canada’s first telescoping overhead maintenance platform and a foam fire‑suppression system designed to contain fires at their point of origin and prevent spread to adjacent aircraft.

Project Gallery

A large grey Canadian military cargo plane, marked Canada and number 704, is parked inside a spacious hangar with its stairs down. A person in uniform stands nearby for scale.
A large military cargo plane is parked inside a spacious, well-lit hangar. Workers and equipment surround the aircraft, and its engines display round insignias with a maple leaf.
Large, modern industrial warehouse with three wide white garage doors, set on an expansive, empty concrete lot under a cloudy sky.

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