<ARTICLE>           5
     <LEGEND>            The Schedule Contains Summary Financial
                         Information Extracted From the Esterline
                         Technologies Corporation Consolidated Balance
                         Sheets at October 31, 1996 and the Related
                         Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
                         Twelve Months then Ended and is Qualified in its
                         Entirety by Reference to Such Financial
                         Statements.
     <MULTIPLIER>        1,000
            
                                     
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     <PERIOD-END>                       OCT-31-1996
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     <SECURITIES>                                 0
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     <DEPRECIATION>                         106,813
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     <PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                        0
     <PREFERRED>                                  0
     <COMMON>                                 1,700
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     <OTHER-EXPENSES>                       103,415
     <LOSS-PROVISION>                             0
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     <INCOME-TAX>                            10,720
     <INCOME-CONTINUING>                     21,354
     <DISCONTINUED>                               0
     <EXTRAORDINARY>                              0
     <CHANGES>                                    0
     <NET-INCOME>                            21,354
     <EPS-PRIMARY>                             2.61
     <EPS-DILUTED>                             2.61