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
   Jenkins, Robert H.
   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)
   (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
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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<S>                        <C>    <C>  <C><C>               <C> <C>         <C>                 <C>    <C>
Common Stock               |04/27/|P   | |75                |A  |$65.5625   |75                 |I     |Owned by Spouse            |
                           |98    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |04/27/|P   | |50                |A  |$65.5625   |                   |      |                           |
                           |98    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |04/27/|G   |V|50                |D  |N/A        |91,256             |D     |---                        |
                           |98    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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                           |      |    | |                  |   |           |1540.117           |I     |401K Plan Trust            |
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Common Stock               |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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<CAPTION>
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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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<S>                   <C>      <C>   <C>  <C><C>        <C> <C>   <C>   <C>          <C>     <C>     <C>          <C> <C>
Employee Nonqualified |(1)     |(1)  |    |V|           |   |(1)  |(1)  |Common Stock|       |       |180,000     |D  |----        |
Stock Option (Right to|        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
 Buy)w/Tandem Withhold|        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
ing Right             |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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                      |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)Previous awards to Reporting Person of options to buy Common Stock under the 
Company's Stock Incentive Plan 
in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(d).  Of the 180,000 stock options held 
by the Reporting Person, 22,500 first 
became exercisable on October 1, 1997, and 22,500 will become exercisable on 
each of October 1, 1998, October 
1, 1999, and October 1, 2000, all with an exercise price of $32.2344 and an 
expiration date of October 1, 2005; 
10,000 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 12,500 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
Robert H. Jenkins
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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
   Jenkins, Robert H.
   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)
   (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 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               |04/27/|P   | |75                |A  |$65.5625   |75                 |I     |Owned by Spouse            |
                           |98    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |04/27/|P   | |50                |A  |$65.5625   |                   |      |                           |
                           |98    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |04/27/|G   |V|50                |D  |N/A        |91,256             |D     |---                        |
                           |98    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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                           |      |    | |                  |   |           |1540.117           |I     |401K Plan Trust            |
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Common Stock               |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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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)     |(1)  |    |V|           |   |(1)  |(1)  |Common Stock|       |       |180,000     |D  |----        |
Stock Option (Right to|        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
 Buy)w/Tandem Withhold|        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
ing Right             |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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                      |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)Previous awards to Reporting Person of options to buy Common Stock under the 
Company's Stock Incentive Plan 
in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(d).  Of the 180,000 stock options held 
by the Reporting Person, 22,500 first 
became exercisable on October 1, 1997, and 22,500 will become exercisable on 
each of October 1, 1998, October 
1, 1999, and October 1, 2000, all with an exercise price of $32.2344 and an 
expiration date of October 1, 2005; 
10,000 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 12,500 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
Robert H. Jenkins