Hartzell Acquires Tanis Aircraft Products

Hartzell Propeller has purchased the assets of Tanis Aircraft Products, a Minnesota-based manufacturer of engine preheat systems for fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

The Tanis brand will become part of Hartzell Propeller's heated products, which now includes systems for propeller de-ice, piston engine reheat, turbine engine preheat, helicopter preheat, battery, avionics, and cabin preheat.

Tanis Aircraft started business in 1974. The company was the first to develop aircraft engine preheat systems for piston engines,

first to offer helicopter preheat, first to offer turbine preheat, and the fir...