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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Moog Inc.

     We consent to the use of our report incorporated herein by reference and to
the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

KPMG LLP


Buffalo, New York
October 29, 2001


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