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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Post-Effective Amendment No. 2
to the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 2-88940) pertaining to The
BFGoodrich Company Retirement Plus Savings Plan for Wage Employees of our report
dated June 23, 2000, with respect to the financial statements of The BFGoodrich
Company Retirement Plus Savings Plan for Wage Employees included in this Annual
Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 30, 1999.



                                                      /S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

                                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Charlotte, North Carolina
June 23, 2000



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