SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 (Amendment No. )
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
 (Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
 (Title of Class of Securities)

231561101
 (CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement: (A
fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
Page 1 of 8 Pages

 CUSIP No. 231561101           13G              Page 2 of 8 Pages

 1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

       Quest Advisory Corp.    13-2579297

 2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                       (a)
                                                             X

                                                       (b)

 3     SEC USE ONLY

 4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       U.S.A.

                5    SOLE VOTING POWER
 NUMBER OF            240,400
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY    6    SHARED VOTING POWER
  OWNED BY
    EACH
 REPORTING
  PERSON        7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   WITH               240,400

                8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

  9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
       REPORTING PERSON

        240,400

 10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
       EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

        4.8%
 12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

       IA

              *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

 CUSIP No. 231561101           13G              Page 3 of 8 Pages

 1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

       Quest Management Company    06-1354019

 2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                       (a)  X

                                                       (b)

 3     SEC USE ONLY

 4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       U.S.A.

                5    SOLE VOTING POWER
  NUMBER OF              18,900
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
  OWNED BY      6    SHARED VOTING POWER
    EACH
 REPORTING
  PERSON        7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   WITH                  18,900

                8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

  9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
       REPORTING PERSON

           18,900
 10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
       EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

       0.4%

 12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

       IA

              *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

 CUSIP No. 231561101           13G              Page 4 of 8 Pages

 1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

       Charles M. Royce                       000-00-0000

 2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                       (a)  X

                                                       (b)

 3     SEC USE ONLY

 4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       U.S.A.

                5    SOLE VOTING POWER
  NUMBER OF
   SHARES            See Item 2(a) of attached schedule
BENEFICIALLY
  OWNED BY      6    SHARED VOTING POWER
    EACH
 REPORTING
  PERSON        7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   WITH
                     See Item 2(a) of attached schedule

                8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

  9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
       REPORTING PERSON

       See Item 2(a) of attached schedule
 10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
       EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

        See Item 2(a) of attached schedule

 12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

       IN

              *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

 CUSIP No. 231561101           13G              Page 5 of 8 Pages

Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:

          Curtiss-Wright Corporation

Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

          1200  Wall  Street West,  Lyndhurst,  N. J.  07071-0635

Item 2(a) Name of Persons Filing:

          Quest  Advisory   Corp.  ("Quest"),   Quest  Management
Company ("QMC"),  and Charles M. Royce.   Mr. Royce may be deemed
to be a controlling person of  Quest and QMC, and as such  may be
deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock of Curtiss-
Wright  Corporation beneficially  owned by  Quest  and QMC.   Mr.
Royce  does  not own  any shares  outside of  Quest and  QMC, and
disclaims beneficial  ownership of the  shares held by  Quest and
QMC.

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office of each is:

          1414 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY  10019

Item 2(c) Citizenship:

          Quest is a New York  Corporation, QMC is a  Connecticut
General Partnership, and Mr. Royce is a citizen of the U.S.A.

Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:

          Common Stock

Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:

          231561101

Item 3    If this statement is filed  pursuant to rules 13d-1(b),
          or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

          (a)       Broker or Dealer  registered under Section 15
                    of the Act
          (b)       Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act

          (c)       Insurance  Company  as   defined  in  Section
                    3(a)(19) of the Act
          (d)       Investment Company registered under Section 8
                    of the Investment Company Act

          (e)       Investment  Adviser registered  under Section
                    203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
          (f)       Employee Benefit Plan,  Pension Fund which is
                    subject  to  the provisions  of  the Employee
                    Retirement  Income Security  Act  of 1974  or
                    Endowment Fund

          (g)       Parent Holding Company

          (h)   X   Group

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Item 4    Ownership

          (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned
               Quest:     240,400

               QMC:        18,900

          (b)  Percent of Class:
               Quest:       4.8

               QMC:         0.4

          (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

               (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote
                                             Quest        240,400
                                             QMC           18,900

              (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote
                                             Quest
                                                       __________
                                             QMC
                                                       __________

             (iii)  sole  power  to  dispose  or  to  direct  the
                    disposition of           Quest        240,400
                                             QMC           18,900

              (iv)  shared  power to  dispose  or to  direct  the
                    disposition of           Quest
                                                       __________
                                             QMC
                                                       __________

     See  item  2(a)  above  for   information  relating  to  the
beneficial ownership of Mr. Royce.

Item 5    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. (       )

Item 6    Ownership  of  More  than  Five  Percent on  Behalf  of
          Another Person.

                    NOT APPLICABLE

Item 7    Identification  and  Classification of  the  Subsidiary
          Which Acquired the  Security Being  Reported on By  the
          Parent Holding Company.

                    NOT APPLICABLE

 CUSIP No. 231561101           13G             Page 7 of 8 Pages

Item 8    Identification  and  Classification of  Members  of the
          Group.

          This filing is on behalf of Quest, QMC and Mr. Royce as
members of a  group pursuant to Rule 13d-(1)(b)(ii)(H).   Each of
Quest  and QMC are  investment advisers registered  under Section
203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Item 9    Notice of Dissolution of Group.

                    NOT APPLICABLE

Item 10   Certification.

     By signing below each of  the undersigned certifies that, to
the best of  its knowledge or belief, the  securities referred to
above were acquired  in the ordinary course of  business and were
not  acquired for the  purpose of and  do not have  the effect of
changing  or  influencing the  control  of  the  issuer  of  such
securities  and were  not acquired  in  connection with  or as  a
participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.

     Exhibits 1.    Agreement to file Schedule 13G jointly.
      ________

                            Signature
                            _________

     After reasonable  inquiry and to  the best of  its knowledge
and   belief,  each  of   the  undersigned  certifies   that  the
information set  forth in  this statement with  respect to  it is
true, complete and correct.

Date:     February 10, 1994

Quest Advisory Corp.

By:   W. Whitney George                Edward M. Lopez, atty-in-fact
   ________________________          _________________________
   Signature                          Charles M. Royce

Quest Management Company

By:   W. Whitney George
   ________________________
   Signature

 CUSIP No. 231561101           13G             Page 8 of 8 Pages

                            Exhibit 1

                            AGREEMENT
                            _________

          AGREEMENT dated  as of the  10th day of  February, 1994
between Quest Advisory  Corp. ("Quest"), a New  York corporation,
Quest   Management   Company  ("QMC"),   a   Connecticut  general
partnership, and Charles M. Royce.

          WHEREAS,  pursuant  to  paragraph  (f)  of  Rule  13d-1
promulgated under Subsection 13(d)(1)  of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), the parties hereto have
decided to satisfy their filing obligations under the 1934 Act by
a single joint filing:

          NOW,  THEREFORE,  the   undersigned  hereby  agree   as
follows:

          1.    The Schedule 13G  with respect to  Curtiss-Wright
Corporation to  which this is attached  as Exhibit 1  is filed on
behalf of Quest, QMC and Mr. Royce.

          2.    Each  of Quest, QMC and  Mr. Royce is responsible
for the completeness  and accuracy of the  information concerning
such  person contained therein; provided  that each person is not
responsible for the  completeness or accuracy of  the information
concerning any other person making such filing.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the  undersigned hereunto set their
hands as of the date first above written.

                              QUEST ADVISORY CORP.

                              By:    W. Whitney George
                                  ________________________

                              QUEST MANAGEMENT COMPANY

                              By:   W. Whitney George
                                  ________________________

                                  Edward M. Lopez, atty-in-fact
                                  ________________________
                                   Charles  M. Royce