UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Fellows, DeWayne J.
   Sundstrand Corporation
   4949 Harrison Avenue
   P.O. Box 7003
   Rockford,, IL  61125-7003
   U.S.A.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Sundstrand Corporation
   SNS
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
   ###-##-####
4. Statement for Month/Year
   April 1998
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
   
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Vice President and Controller
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Month     |ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock               |04/01/|F   | |677               |D  |$59.8125   |30,463             |D     |---                        |
                           |98    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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                           |      |    | |                  |   |           |3,320              |I     |Owned by Spouse            |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Month       |(I)|            |
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Employee Nonqualified |(1)     |     |    |V|           |   |(1)  |(1)  |Common Stock|       |       |24,000(1)   |D  |---         |
Stock Option (Right to|        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
 Buy)w/Tandem Withhold|        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
ing Right             |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)Of the 24,000 options held by the reporting person, 3,000 stock options will 
become exercisable on each of  
November 15, 1998, and November 15, 1999, all with an exercise price of $22.375 
and an expiration date of 
November 15, 2004; 2,000 stock options will become exercisable on each of 
November 19, 1998, November 19, 
1999, November 19, 2000, and November 19, 2001, all with an exercise price of 
$38.9375 and an expiration date 
of November 19, 2006; and 2,500 options will become exercisable on each of 
November 18, 1999, November 18, 
2000, November 18, 2001, and November 18, 2002, all with an exercise price of 
$51.3125 and an expiration date 
of November 18, 2007.  All of the nonexercisable stock options, in the event of 
a "Change in Control" as defined 
in the Plan under which they were granted, may become immediately exercisable 
unless specifically prohibited 
by the terms of applicable 
law.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
DeWayne J. Fellows