Rohr Industries, Inc. - 1973 dated Specimen Stock Certificate
Inv# SE4009 Specimen Stock
Delaware
New York
Specimen Stock printed by Security-Columbian Banknote Company. Rohr, Inc. is an aerospace manufacturing firm located in Chula Vista, California, to the south of San Diego. It operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Collins Aerospace division of Raytheon Technologies and was established in 1940 by Frederick H. Rohr under the name Rohr Aircraft. The primary product offerings of Rohr include aerostructures, which encompass engine-related components such as engine nacelles, thrust reversers, and mounting pylons for both military and commercial aircraft. Additionally, the company provides consulting services for the integration and management of its designs with other aircraft systems. Other products manufactured by Rohr consist of auxiliary power units, flight control surfaces, and various aircraft components.
Frederick H. Rohr, who was responsible for creating the fuel tanks for Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, founded Rohr Aircraft Corporation on August 6, 1940, with assistance from Reuben H. Fleet after he sought employment from him. The company was incorporated as Rohr Corporation in 1969 and subsequently rebranded as Rohr Industries, Inc. in 1971. During the 1960s and 1970s, Rohr Industries ventured into the manufacturing of mass transit equipment. It produced railcars for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as the initial 300 subway cars for the Washington Metro, among other projects. Furthermore, it held the United States license for the Aérotrain. In 1970, the company developed an experimental Aérotrain design known as the TACV and acquired the rights to the Monocab design, transforming it into the ROMAG. That same year, it also purchased the Flxible Company, a bus manufacturer, which would create a Transbus design that evolved into the Model 870 Advanced Design Bus, along with the later Flxible Metro, which rectified all the deficiencies of the Model 870. By the late 1970s, Rohr had divested or discontinued those programs. In 1992, Rohr Industries was renamed Rohr, Inc.
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