Exhibit 23







                 Consent of Independent Auditors


We  consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement  (Form  S-8) pertaining to the Textron  1999  Long-Term
Incentive Plan of our report dated January 26, 1999, with respect
to   the  consolidated  financial  statements  of  Textron   Inc.
incorporated  by reference in its Annual Report (Form  10-K)  for
the  year  ended  January  2,  1999  and  the  related  financial
statement  schedules included therein, filed with the  Securities
and Exchange Commission.


/s/Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
May 10, 1999