8-K

                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C. 20549


                              FORM 8-K

         Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
                 The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 9, 2001



                          KAMAN CORPORATION
         (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)





Connecticut                 0-1093                06-0613548
(State of                   (Commission           (I.R.S.
Incorporation)              File Number)          Employer
                                                  Identification
                                                  No.)






                       1332 Blue Hills Avenue
                        Bloomfield, CT 06002
              (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                           (860)243-7100

                           Not Applicable
    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)















Item 5.  Other Events

         Kaman Corporation has announced that Charles H. Kaman,
         company founder and chairman, will not stand for
         re-election to the board of directors of Kaman
         Corporation at its annual meeting on April 10, 2001,
         due to a continuing health condition.


Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)     Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
        Not Applicable.

(b)     Pro Forma Financial Information.
        Not Applicable.

(c)     Exhibits.

        The following document is filed as an Exhibit to this
        Report:

        Exhibit 99  Press Release of the Company, dated
        March 9, 2001.


























 










                             SIGNATURES



   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on
its behalf, by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                 KAMAN CORPORATION




                                 By:  Robert M. Garneau
                                      Executive Vice President
                                      and Chief Financial
                                      Officer



Dated: March 12, 2001



























 










                            EXHIBIT INDEX




   Exhibit          Description

     99             Press Release of the Company, dated
                    March 9, 2001

EX-99

KAMAN CORP. FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN, CHARLES H. KAMAN, WILL NOT
SEEK RE-ELECTION TO COMPANY BOARD OF DIRECTORS


BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut (March 9, 2001) - Kaman Corporation
(NASDAQ:KAMNA) said today in its annual meeting notice to Class B
shareholders that company founder and chairman, Charles H. Kaman,
will not be a candidate for re-election to the board of
directors at the company's annual meeting on April 10, 2001, due
to a continuing health condition.

Paul R. Kuhn, president and chief executive officer of Kaman,
said, "I regret that Mr. Kaman's health will not permit him to
continue service on the board.  For more than 55 years, he has
been the guiding force in this company and through his vision and
perseverance this company has become an internationally
recognized leader in aerospace engineering and technology. We all
wish him well."

Kuhn said, "Charlie Kaman instilled in this company a culture of
technical preeminence, fiscal restraint and people dedication,
and that has not changed.  Each of the company's three business
segments - aerospace, industrial distribution and music
distribution - have unique strengths in their respective markets,
and each contributed to our solid earnings performance in 2000.
We will continue to build on these strengths as we go forward."



Contact:
David Long
(860) 243-6319