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.

end of announcement euro adhoc 04.10.2007 18:45:45
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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

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