8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): November 17, 2005 (November 16, 2005)

Kaman Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Connecticut

(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)

0-1093	06-0613548
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1332 Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield, Connecticut	06002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(860) 243-7100

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 17, 2005, the Corporation announced that in connection with the execution of a multi-year agreement with MD Helicopters, Inc. ("MDHI") for the provision of rotor blades and other components, primarily for the MD Explorer helicopter, MDHI has agreed to pay the Corporation approximately $5 million related to past due amounts for accounts receivable and inventory previously written off as part of a $20.1 million non-cash charge recorded during the third quarter of 2004. The Corporation received $4.0 million from MDHI on November 16, 2005 and is scheduled to receive additional payments totaling approximately $1 million by the end of the first quarter of 2006. As a result, the Corporation has recorded fourth quarter 2005 pre-tax income of approximately $5.0 million.

A previously reported payment of $1.4 million was received and recorded in the third quarter of 2005.

MDHI was acquired by Patriarch Partners, LLC, an investment firm, in July 2005.

A copy of the Corporation's press release on this subject is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, although the press release inadvertently indicates that the $4.0 million payment was received on November 17, 2005.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1  Press release dated November 17, 2005.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

KAMAN CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Robert M. Garneau
	Robert M. Garneau
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 17, 2005

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KAMAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Index to Exhibits

 Exhibit 99.1  Press release dated November 17, 2005  Attached

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EX-99.1

Kaman Corporation Bloomfield, CT 06002 (860) 243-7100	NEWS

KAMAN CORPORATION ANNOUNCES RESUMPTION OF

ROTOR BLADE PRODUCTION FOR MD HELICOPTERS, INC.

BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut (November 17, 2005) - (NASDAQ:KAMN) Kaman Corporation announced today that it has reached a multi-year agreement with the newly recapitalized MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) to resume production of rotor blades, pitchcases and flexbeams, primarily for the MD Explorer helicopter. MDHI was acquired by the investment firm, Patriarch Partners, in July of 2005. Production work will be conducted at the Kaman Aerospace Helicopters Division facilities in Bloomfield.

Under the terms of the agreement, the company today received a payment in the amount of $4.0 million from MDHI and is scheduled to receive additional payments totaling approximately $1.0 million by the end of the first quarter of 2006. These payments are all related to past due amounts for accounts receivable and inventory previously written off as part of a $20.1 million non-cash charge recorded during the third quarter of 2004 to eliminate the company’s investment in its previous MDHI programs. Those programs included the blade work now being resumed, and production of fuselages for the MD-500 and MD-600 series of helicopters, which the company does not expect to resume. As a result, the company has recorded fourth quarter pre-tax income of approximately $5.0 million.

These payments are in addition to previously reported payments of $1.4 million received and recorded in the third quarter of 2005.

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Contact:

Russell H. Jones

SVP, Chief Investment Officer & Treasurer

(860) 243-6307

rhj-corp@kaman.com

http://www.kaman.com