EXHIBIT 5.1

                          LETTERHEAD OF EDO CORPORATION

                                October 27, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
"Act") of an aggregate of 250,000 shares (the "Shares") of the common stock, par
value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock") of EDO Corporation (the "Company") to
be offered upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the EDO
Corporation 2004 Non-Employee Director' Stock Plan (the "Plan").

I have examined or considered originals or copies, certified or otherwise
identified to my satisfaction, of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
the Company, as amended, the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, the
Plan, records of relevant corporate proceedings with respect to the offering of
the Shares and such other documents, instruments and corporate records as I have
deemed necessary or appropriate for the expression of the opinions contained
herein. I have also reviewed the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8
(the "Registration Statement") to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission with respect to the Shares.

I have assumed the authenticity and completeness of all records, certificates
and other instruments submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original
documents of all records, certificates and other instruments submitted to me as
copies, the authenticity and completeness of the originals of those records,
certificates and other instruments submitted to me as copies and the correctness
of all statements of fact contained in all records, certificates and other
instruments that I have examined.

Based on the foregoing and having regard for such legal consideration as I have
deemed relevant, I am of the opinion that the Shares have been duly and validly
authorized for issuance and, when issued in accordance with the terms of the
Plan, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

The foregoing opinion is limited to the federal laws of the United States of
America and the New York Business Corporate Law, and I am expressing no opinion
as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement.

                                        Very truly yours,


                                        /S/ LISA M. PALUMBO
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                                        Lisa M. Palumbo, Esq.
                                        Vice President, General Counsel and
                                        Secretary


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