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):  September 20,
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

         On September 21, 2001, Kaman Corporation(the "Company")
acquired the industrial distribution business of A-C Supply,
Inc., Milwaukee, WI pursuant to an agreement between the Company
and A-C Supply.

         The Company issued a Press Release dated September 20,
2001 announcing its agreement to make such acquisition, and a
copy of such Press Release is being filed as an exhibit to this
report.


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
        September 20, 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: September 25, 2001

















 






                            EXHIBIT INDEX




   Exhibit          Description

     99             Press Release of the Company, dated
                    September 20, 2001

KAMAN CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE INDUSTRIAL
DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS OF A-C SUPPLY, INC.

BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT  (September 20, 2001) - Kaman Corp.
(NASDAQ:KAMNA) and A-C Supply, Inc., today announced an
agreement whereby Kaman will acquire the industrial distribution
business of A-C Supply, Milwaukee, Wis.

The business will become part of Kaman's industrial distribution
subsidiary, Kaman Industrial Technologies, based in Windsor,
Conn.  The transaction is expected to close shortly. Terms were
not disclosed.

Kaman Industrial Technologies is one of the largest U. S.
distributors of bearings, power transmission, and motion control
products.

A-C Supply is a privately held company with revenues last year
of approximately $45 million. The majority of revenue comes from
its industrial distribution business with the balance
attributable to its agricultural belting operation, which A-C
will retain.  The company supplies mechanical power transmission
equipment, electronic industrial motion control, fluid power
products and control systems, belting, hose, rubber products and
conveyor systems and components.  A-C Supply has approximately
150 employees and operates 11 branches located in Wisconsin,
Iowa, and northern Illinois.

Paul R. Kuhn, president and chief executive officer of Kaman
Corp., said, "The acquisition of this business provides Kaman
Industrial Technologies with increased penetration in key
industrial markets in the upper Midwest where we have had a
limited presence before, which will allow us to better serve our
national account customers operating plants there.  A-C Supply
is a highly respected, value-added, specialty distributor.  The
company's expertise in mechanical and electrical drive systems,
material handling, and fluid power make them an excellent fit in
our organization.

"This purchase is an important step in our overall strategy for
building the value of our businesses through both acquisitions
and internal growth," Kuhn said.





Kaman Corp., headquartered in Bloomfield, Conn., conducts
business in the aerospace, industrial distribution and music
distribution markets.

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Contact:
Russ Jones
(860) 243-6307
rhj-corp@kaman.com