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                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
     We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Simula, Inc. on
Form S-3 of our report dated March 21, 1996, appearing in the Prospectus, which
is a part of this Registration Statement.
 
     We also consent to the reference to us under the headings "Selected
Financial Data" and "Experts" in such Prospectus.
 
October 4, 1996