Textron is looking into selling engines to airplane manufacturers and other commercial buyers.
It means they will be able to sell equipment and engines to virtually anything that takes off into the skies.
Hornsby's was also working at full capacity building and selling hot-bulb engines, so these developments were not pursued.
The company also sells engines for the marine, construction and utility markets, all of which are expected to grow.
It also overhauled, leased and sold aircraft, engines and aviation equipment.
Cummins UK stopped selling new engines for the truck market towards the end of the decade.
The Administration had consided last week whether to sell complete engines to China but decided not to do so.
I just need you to get some of these investors to understand and then we can have a company and make some money selling engines.
And falling oil prices after 1979 made it harder to sell new engines on the basis of greater fuel efficiency, once a major selling point.
Many complete motorcycles were bought in order to strip the engine for 500 cc car racing, as Norton would not sell separate engines.