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Hamilton Sundstrand NP2000 propellers flying on C-130 test program

Contact: Dan Coulom
860-305-5471

Colleen Carroll
815-262-9825

Chalet D, 14
Exhibit Stand: Hall 4, F-14
44 (0) 1252 417 490

FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW, United Kingdom- Europe, Jul 15, 2008

Hamilton Sundstrand NP2000 propellers, installed on a Wyoming Air National Guard C-130 aircraft, are currently undergoing flight testing for certification on U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard C-130 aircraft. Hamilton Sundstrand is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).

The five-month flight test program began in April and is scheduled to conclude in August. Test results to date have shown the NP2000 propellers reduce external and cabin noise and improve performance. Hamilton Sundstrand's NP2000 propeller system has performed successfully in previous flight tests on a Snow Aviation, Inc. C-130E aircraft. The U.S. Navy currently employs the NP2000 on its fleet of E-2C Hawkeye aircraft.

If all flight tests are successful, the eight-bladed NP2000 propeller will be certified for use on existing C-130s, leading to a retrofit program of aircraft flying with the Hamilton Sundstrand 54H60 propeller system. The NP2000 is designed to provide better performance and reliability while reducing fuel consumption, and noise inside and outside the aircraft.

"The Hamilton Sundstrand NP2000 propeller system is ideally suited for the modernization of all C-130 aircraft," said Robert Schechtman, business development manager of Hamilton Sundstrand’s propulsion business. "This technology, once certified, will bring many benefits to the users including shorter take-off roll, improved climb, quieter operations, and lower operating and support costs."

With 2007 revenues of $5.6 billion, Hamilton Sundstrand employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide and is headquartered in Windsor Locks, Conn. Among the world’s largest suppliers of technologically advanced aerospace and industrial products, the company designs, manufactures and services aerospace systems and provides integrated system solutions for commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft. It also is a major supplier for international space programs.

United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries worldwide.

This release includes "forward looking statements" concerning business opportunities and other matters that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in forward looking statements include changes in government procurement priorities; challenges in the design, development, production and support of advanced technologies and new products; and delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers. For information identifying other important legal, technological, competitive and other uncertainties, see UTC's SEC filings as submitted from time to time, including but not limited to, the information included in UTC's 10-K and 10-Q Reports under the headings "Business," "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Cautionary Note Concerning Factors that May Affect Future Results," as well as the information included in UTC's Current Reports on Form 8-K.