EXHIBIT 23.3

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
     Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Thermoplastics, Inc.
     Profit Sharing Plan of our reports (a) dated January 25, 1996,
     except for Note 1, as to which the date is April 29, 1996, with
     respect to the restated financial statements of Textron Inc. for
     the year ended December 30, 1995 included in its Current Report
     on Form 8-K dated April 29, 1996, as amended by its Current
     Report on Form 8-K/A dated May 17, 1996 and (b) dated May 31,
     1996, with respect to the financial statements and schedules of
     the Thermoplastics, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan included in the
     Plan's Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31,
     1995, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                     Ernst & Young LLP

     Milwaukee, WI
     June 26, 1996