Exhibit 23(b) CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement (Form S-8) to amend the 1993 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan II, File No. 33-65890, for Butler National Corporation, of our report date July 26, 1997, included in Butler National Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 1997, and to all references to our firm included in this Registration Statement. ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Kansas City, Missouri February 20, 1998