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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3 Nos. 33-00000 and 33-00000-01) and related
Prospectus of The B.F.Goodrich Company and BFGoodrich Capital for the
registration of 5,060,000 Quarterly Income Preferred Securities and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 3, 1995 with 
respect to the consolidated financial statements of The B.F.Goodrich Company 
incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended 
December 31, 1994, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                       ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
May 31, 1995