EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 18, 2001 relating to the
financial statements, which appear in Hexcel Corporation's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Stamford, CT
August 20, 2001