Kaman Corporation

1332 Blue Hills Avenue

Bloomfield, CT  06002

(860) 243-7868

         

Candace A. Clark

Senior Vice President

Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

 May 27, 2009

Via Facsimile (703-813-6968)

Mr. Rufus Decker

Accounting Branch Chief

Division of Corporation Finance

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549-7010

FOR COMMISSION USE ONLY

RE:          SEC Letter dated May 21, 2009

Re:       Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008

Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended April 30, 2009

Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed February 26, 2009

File No. 0-1093

Dear Mr. Decker:

We have received your letter to Mr. Keating providing comments on the disclosures contained in the captioned SEC reports.  That letter asked us to respond to the comments within 10 business days (June 5, 2009) or inform the SEC of when we will provide a response.  During discussions with the SEC Staff held on May 26, 2009 we were informed that a formal letter should be submitted to the SEC indicating when we would expect to respond to the comment letter.  Therefore, this is to confirm that we will provide our response to your comments on or before Friday, June 19, 2009.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this matter, please contact the undersigned at 860.243.7868.

Sincerely,

/s/ Candace A. Clark

Candace A. Clark

Senior Vice President, Chief

Legal Officer and Secretary

Kaman Corporation

cc:  Hagen Ganem, Staff Attorney