Exhibit 23(b)







                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by 
reference in this Registration Statement (Form S-8) to register 750,000 shares 
of common stock of Butler National Corporation, of our report date July 26, 
1997, included in the Butler National Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K 
for the year ended April 30, 1997, and to all references to our firm included 
in this Registration Statement.



                                         ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Kansas City, Missouri
February 20, 1998