Textron

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.

 History 
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.

 Divisions 
• Able Aerospace Services

• Arctic Cat

• Bell Textron

• E-Z-GO

• Greenlee Textron

• Jacobsen 

• Kautex Textron

• Textron AirLand 

• Textron Aviation

• Textron Systems

 Related pages
Pipistrel

 References 

Category:Companies of the United States
Category:1923 establishments in the United States