Cessna and Thielert Team to Offer Skyhawk Turbo Diesel Option

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Hartford (USA)/Hamburg (Germany) (euro adhoc) - After an extensive market survey
and flight test, Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company,
announced today it will offer the Thielert (FSE: T3C) turbo diesel engine in its
Skyhawk 172S aircraft with deliveries set to begin in mid-2008.

The Skyhawk TD (turbo diesel) will feature a Full Authority Digital Engine
Control (FADEC) equipped Thielert Centurion 2.0s liter engine. The DOHC (double
overhead camshaft) in-line four-cylinder turbocharged engine develops 155
horsepower, is certified to operate on Jet-A fuel, is liquid cooled and drives a
composite three-blade constant speed propeller.

"The Skyhawk is already the best-selling, most-flown airplane ever with more
than 43,000 delivered, and this option further expands the market due to the
worldwide availability of Jet-A fuel," said John Doman, Cessna vice president of
worldwide propeller aircraft sales.

Thielert has a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Skyhawk, allowing
Cessna to offer a factory-installed Thielert engine. The engine features low
specific fuel consumption, electronic engine control systems and improved
hot-and-high engine performance.

"With the Skyhawk TD, we will incorporate standard aircraft design changes to
ensure simple installation and full STC integration," Doman said. "Pilots will
enjoy a number of benefits in addition to lower fuel cost, such as simplified
engine management and exceptional reliability."

With increased range and endurance, the Skyhawk TD will offer an ideal solution
for special mission applications like flight training, forestry patrol, wildlife
conservation efforts, pipeline/power line patrol, traffic reporting and airborne
law enforcement.

Cessna and Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH made the announcement today at the
annual Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Expo, running Oct. 4-6 in
Hartford, Conn. At the static display at Hartford-Brainard Airport, Cessna
features the Skyhawk TD, Skylane, Stationair, Grand Caravan, Citation Mustang
and Citation CJ2+. In the exhibit hall, Cessna showcases a mock-up of the
SkyCatcher.

About Thielert Group:
The Thielert Group, established in 1989, is the world's leading supplier of
certified kerosene/diesel piston aircraft engines for General Aviation. As a
certified aviation development, manufacturing and maintenance business, Thielert
AG was the first company to gain approval for a kerosene piston engine. The
kerosene engines in the CENTURION family reduce immediate flight costs by up to
60 percent, compared with the aircraft engines in widespread use today. In
addition to which, the company has been producing components for
high-performance engines for more than 17 years, as well as digital engine
management systems. It develops production strategies for engine components and
complete engine adaptations for automotive, defense and the aviation industry.
The company employs over 350 people at its plants in Lichtenstein/Saxony,
Altenburg, Hamburg as well as Coppell/USA.

About Cessna:
Based on unit sales, Cessna Aircraft Company is the world's largest manufacturer
of general aviation airplanes. In 2006, Cessna delivered 1,239 aircraft,
including 307 Citation business jets, and reported revenues of about $4.2
billion. Cessna has a current backlog of $11 billion. Since the company was
originally established in 1927, some 190,000 Cessna airplanes have been
delivered to nearly every country in the world. The global fleet of more than
5,000 Citations is the largest fleet of business jets in the world. More
information about Cessna Aircraft Company is available at www.cessna.com.

Textron Inc. is an $11 billion multi-industry company operating in 32 countries
with approximately 40,000 employees. The company leverages its global network
of aircraft, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with
innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its
powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft Company, Jacobsen,
Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, Fluid & Power, Textron Systems and Textron
Financial Corporation. More information is available at www.textron.com.

Forward-looking Information: Certain statements in this release are
forward-looking statements and speak only as of the date on which they are made,
and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in the statements, including but not limited to the following: [a]
changes in worldwide economic and political conditions that impact demand for
our products, interest rates and foreign exchange rates; [b] the interruption of
production at Textron facilities or Textron?s customers or suppliers; [c] the
occurrence of slowdowns or downturns in customer markets in which Textron
products are sold or supplied; [d] changes in aircraft delivery schedules or
cancellation of orders; and [e] changes in national or international government
policies on the export and import of commercial products.

Further inquiry note:
Contact at Cessna:
Robert Stangarone
Mobile: +1 316 305 3738
Fax: +1 316 206 2577
E-mail: rstangarone@cessna.textron.com

Pia Bergqvist
Mobile: +1 316 841 6923
Fax: +1 316 206 9449
E-mail: pbergqvist@cessna.textron.com

Contact at Thielert:
Sebastian Wentzler
Head of Corporate Communication
Tel.: +49 37204 6961270
Fax: +49 37204 6961910
E-mail: press@thielert.com

end of announcement euro adhoc 04.10.2007 18:45:45
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