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Textron Inc.
is an American industrial conglomerate based in Providence, Rhode Island. Textron's has a lot of subsidiaries which include Arctic Cat, Bell Textron, Textron Aviation (which itself includes the Beechcraft, Hawker, and Cessna brands), and Lycoming Engines.
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Textron fabrics ad from 1948
Textron began as a textile company in 1923, when a Royal Little founded the
Special Yarns Corporation
in Boston, Massachusetts. The company manufactured a lot of products such as synthetic yarns, and niche product at the time. By the start of World War II, the company was known as Atlantic Rayon Corporation and manufactured parachutes.
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? Able Aerospace Services
? Arctic Cat
? Bell Textron
? E-Z-GO
? Greenlee Textron
? Jacobsen
? Kautex Textron
? Textron AirLand
? Textron Aviation
? Textron Systems