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