POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Robert D. Starr, Shawn G. Lisle,
Richard S. Smith, Jr. and John J. Tedone, signing singly, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)        execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,  in the
undersigned's  capacity as an executive officer and/or director of
Kaman Corporation  (the "Company"),  Forms 3, 4, and 5  in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules thereunder;

(2)       do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be  necessary  or  desirable  to  complete  and
execute  any  such  Form  3,  4,  or 5,  complete  and execute any
amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange
or similar authority; and

(3)       take any other  action of any type whatsoever  in connection
with the foregoing which,in the opinion  of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to,in the best interest of, or legally required by,
the undersigned,  it being understood  that the documents  executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact  may approve in such attorney-
in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned  hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority  to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned  might or could do if personally  present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney-in-fact,  or such attorney-in? fact's substitute
or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power  of attorney  and the rights and powers  herein  granted.The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not a
ssuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file  Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 10th day of October, 2017.


						/s/ Richard R. Barnhart

						Richard R. Barnhart