Slingsby Aviation, which was the principal subcontractor to Airship Industries bought other assets, marketing rights and intellectual property for civil versions along with the type certificates.

A purpose built Skyship was used to promote the Division Bell tour by Pink Floyd in 1994 until the ship's destruction.

[5] The envelope is fabricated from polyester cloth, coated inside with saran film for gas retention and outside with polyurethane loaded with titanium dioxide for durability.

The pilot controls elevators and rudders on the tail surfaces by fore-aft and lateral movement of a yoke, via a manual, cable-operated system.

In response to Airship Industries intent to enter the military market,[6] Marconi did start on a system using fibre optics to carry the control signals to electrical actuators.

[7] Skyships are equipped with a pair of ballonets, one forward and one aft comprising a maximum of 27% of the envelope's gross volume.

Ballonets are air-filled compartments within an airship that compensate for the expansion and contraction of the helium, thereby maintaining envelope pressure.

The valves open automatically as the ship climbs; air is released, the ballonets collapse and the helium expands.

Spirit of Dubai – The Palm was one of three Skyship 600 aircraft operated by Airship Management Services of Greenwich, CT, USA.

However, for reasons unexplained, the Egyptian authorities refused to grant permission for the airship to make the trip.