**Exhibit 12.1**

 

**DeCrane****Aircraft Holdings, Inc.**

 

**Computation of Earnings to Fixed ChargesRatios**

 
| ** **                                                                                                                                               | ** ** | **Year Ended December 31,** | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------|------------|
| **(Dollars in thousands)**                                                                                                                               | ** ** | **2004**                    | ** ** | **2003** | ** ** | **2002** | ** ** | **2001** | ** ** | **2000** | ** ** |
|                                                                                                                                                     |       |                        |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Earnings:**                                                                                                                                            |       |                        |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income (loss) from continuing operations  before provision for income taxes, cumulative effect of change in accounting  principle and extraordinary item |       | $                           | (42,423    | ) | $ | (66,434 | ) | $ | (10,383 | ) | $ | (21,481 | ) | $ | 9,936 |   |
| Fixed charges                                                                                                                                            |       | 37,928                      |       | 27,188 |   | 26,403 |   | 30,638 |   | 28,212 |   |
| Total earnings (loss)                                                                                                                                    |       | $                           | (4,495     | ) | $ | (39,246 | ) | $ | 16,020 |   | $ | 9,157 |   | $ | 38,148 |   |
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| **Fixed Charges:**                                                                                                                                       |       |                        |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest expense, including amortization of  debt discounts and issuance costs (1)                                                                       |       | $                           | 37,146     |   | $ | 26,219 |   | $ | 25,376 |   | $ | 29,645 |   | $ | 27,181 |   |
| Interest component of rentals (2)                                                                                                                        |       | 782                         |       | 969 |   | 1,027 |   | 993 |   | 1,031 |   |
| Total fixed charges                                                                                                                                      |       | $                           | 37,928     |   | $ | 27,188 |   | $ | 26,403 |   | $ | 30,638 |   | $ | 28,212 |   |
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| **Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges:**                                                                                                                  |       |                        |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio                                                                                                                                                    |       | —                      |       | — |   | — |   | — |   | 1.4 | x  |
| Deficiency                                                                                                                                               |       | $                           | 42,423     |   | $ | 66,434 |   | $ | 10,383 |   | $ | 21,481 |   | $ | — |   |

 

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(1)           None capitalized.

(2)           Reflects one-third of rental expenseunder operating leases considered to represent interest costs.

 

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