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| === Post-Steel Industrial-Economic Context === | === Post-Steel Industrial-Economic Context === | ||
| A study by Touche-Ross concluded that, "There is a substantial available workforce experienced in working with steel products that can readily be re-trained to apply their skills in the mantufacture and assembly of aerospace aluminum structures."<ref>Touche-Ross & Co., "Evaluation of Wren Skyships, Ltd./American Skyship Industries, Inc. Business Plan", November 1983</ref> | |||
| === Aquisition of Lansdowne Airport === | === Aquisition of Lansdowne Airport === | ||
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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aircraft manufacture (airships) |
| Founded | 6 July 1982 |
| Founder | Malcolm W. Wren, Russell H. Scoville II |
| Defunct | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Products | Metalclad Airships |
| Parent | Wren Skyships, Ltd. |
American Skyship Industries, Inc. was established as the U.S. manufacturing arm of Wren Skyships, Ltd. of the Isle of Man for the purpose of series production of all-metal or "metalclad" airships.
Formation
Economic Incentives
Post-Steel Industrial-Economic Context
A study by Touche-Ross concluded that, "There is a substantial available workforce experienced in working with steel products that can readily be re-trained to apply their skills in the mantufacture and assembly of aerospace aluminum structures."
Aquisition of Lansdowne Airport
Industrial Revenue Development Bond
Planned Manufacturing Facilities
Use of Existing Terrain
Proposed Manufacturing Methods
Visitor's Center and Plant Tour Facilites
- Touche-Ross & Co., "Evaluation of Wren Skyships, Ltd./American Skyship Industries, Inc. Business Plan", November 1983