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      Correspondence

    August
      1,
      2005

    Securities
      and Exchange Commission

    450
      Fifth
      Street, N.W.

    Washington,
      D.C. 20549

    Re:
             Hexcel
      Corporation

      Filed
      on
      Form S-3

      Registration
      No. 333-126511

    Ladies
      and Gentlemen:

    In
      connection with the above-captioned Registration Statement, we
      wish to advise that between
      July 26,
      2005 and the date hereof 14,130 copies of the Preliminary Prospectus dated
      July
      26, 2005 were distributed as follows: 13,422 to
      7
prospective
      underwriters;
      699 to 699 institutional investors; 0 to 0 prospective dealers; 0 to 0
      individuals; 9 to 3 rating agencies and 0 to 0 others.

    We
      have
      been
      informed by the participating underwriters that they will comply with
the
      requirements
      of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

    We
      hereby
      join in the request
      of
      the
      registrant that the effectiveness of the above-captioned Registration Statement,
      as amended, be accelerated to 3:00pm on August 3, 2005 or as soon thereafter
      as
      practicable.

    Very
      truly yours,

    GOLDMAN,
      SACHS & CO.

    CREDIT
      SUISSE FIRST BOSTON

    As
      Representatives of the

    Prospective
      Underwriters

    By:
      /s/
      Goldman, Sachs &
Co.

           (Goldman,
      Sachs & Co.)