UNITED  STATES
SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM  10-Q

[ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                    SECURITIES EXCHANGE  ACT  OF  1934

For the quarterly period ended 		March 31, 1997			
OR
[   ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
	       SECURITIES  EXCHANGE  ACT  OF  1934
For the quarterly period ended 			 to 				
Commission file number 			0-3936					
			Orbit International Corp.					
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
	Delaware					   ID #	11-1826363		
(State or other jurisdiction      (I.R.S. Employer Identification
 incorporation or organization)	  Number)
	80 Cabot Court, Hauppauge, New York			11788	
(Address of principal executive offices			    (Zip Code)
				(516) 435-8300							
	(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
						N/A							
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
  since last report)

	   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all 
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 month (or for such shorter 
period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) 
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
							Yes 	   X		  No 		
		APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
			PROCEEDING DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

	   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all 
documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15 (d) 
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution 
of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.
							Yes 	   X		  No 		

		APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

	  Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the 
issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
March 31, 1997.							         6,186,000




ORBIT INTERNATIONAL CORP.


	The financial information herein is unaudited.  However, in the 
opinion of management, such information reflects all adjustments 
(consisting only of normal recurring accruals) necessary to a fair 
presentation of the results of operations for the periods being 
reported.  Additionally, it should be noted that the accompanying 
condensed financial statements do not purport to contain complete 
disclosures in conformity with generally accepted accounting 
principles.

	The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 
1997 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for 
the full fiscal year ending December 31, 1997.

	The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 1996 was 
condensed from the audited consolidated balance sheet appearing in the 
1996 annual report on Form 10-K.

	These condensed consolidated statements should be read in 
conjunction with the Company's financial statements for the fiscal year 
ended December 31, 1996.






















PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM - I

ORBIT INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

								     March 31,	   December 31,
								       1997		  1996
								   (unaudited)

ASSETS


Current assets

 Cash and cash equivalents...............  $   450,000	   $   927,000
 Investment in marketable securities.....    1,561,000	       782,000
 Accounts receivable (less allowance for
  doubtful accounts).....................    2,940,000		3,114,000
 Inventories ............................    7,160,000		6,657,000	 
 Restricted investments, related to
  discontinued operations................    1,801,000      2,453,000
 Assets held for sale, net...............      407,000        712,000
 Other current assets....................      528,000        246,000

   Total current assets..................   14,847,000     14,891,000

 Property, plant and equipment - at cost
  less accumulated depreciation and
  amortization...........................    2,339,000      2,347,000

 Excess of cost over the fair value of
   assets acquired.......................    1,001,000      1,019,000

 Investment in marketable securities.....    1,256,000      1,150,000

 Other assets............................	  502,000        524,000


 TOTAL ASSETS............................  $19,945,000    $19,931,000






See accompanying notes.

ORBIT INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(continued)

								     March 31,	   December 31,
								       1997		  1996
								   (unaudited)

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:

 Current portion of long-term obligations.. $ 1,599,000   $ 1,656,000
 Accounts payable..........................   1,412,000       940,000
 Accrued expenses..........................   2,478,000     2,545,000
 Notes payable.............................      78,000        65,000
 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and
  reserves for discontinued operations.....   1,878,000     2,636,000
 Due to factor.............................   1,427,000       852,000

   Total current liabilities...............   8,872,000     8,694,000

Long-term obligations, less current
 portion...................................   3,981,000     4,352,000
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and
 reserves for discontinued operations,
 less current portion......................   1,212,000     1,424,000
Other liabilities..........................     315,000       315,000

   Total liabilities.......................  14,380,000    14,785,000

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Common stock - $.10 par value..............     907,000       907,000
Additional paid-in capital.................  23,518,000    23,518,000
Accumulated deficit........................  (9,106,000)   (9,515,000)
Less treasury stock, at cost...............  (9,588,000)   (9,588,000)
Less deferred compensation.................    (155,000)     (174,000)
Less unrealized loss in marketable
 securities................................     (11,000)       (2,000)

 Total stockholders' equity................   5,565,000     5,146,000

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  $19,945,000   $19,931,000


See accompanying notes.

ORBIT INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)



								  Three Months Ended
                                                March 31,
								  1997		  1996


Net sales...........................  $ 3,970,000    $ 2,881,000

Cost of sales.......................	2,375,000      1,779,000

Gross profit........................    1,595,000      1,102,000

Selling, general and administrative
 expense............................    1,227,000      1,310,000
Interest expense....................       40,000         21,000
Investment and other (income).......      (81,000)    (1,000,000)

Income from continuing operations...      409,000        771,000

Discontinued operations:
    (Loss) from operations..........   		         (1,541,000)


NET INCOME (LOSS)...................  $   409,000     $ (770,000)

Income (loss) per share:

Income from continuing operations:	      $   .06         $   .13

(Loss) from discontinued operations:                    (    .26)


NET INCOME (LOSS):				    	 $   .06        ($   .13)








See accompanying notes.

ORBIT INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)


								        Three Months Ended
                                                      March 31,
								          1997          1996

Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net income(loss)........................... $   409,000    $ (770,000)
  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)
  to net cash (used in)
  operating activities:                     
 Depreciation and amortization..............      34,000        93,000
 Amortization of goodwill...................      18,000        24,000
 Provision for doubtful accounts............                   236,000 
 Compensatory issuance of stock ............      19,000

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
  Accounts receivable.......................     174,000    (1,789,000)
  Inventories...............................    (503,000)      862,000
  Other current assets......................    (282,000)    1,075,000
  Accounts payable..........................     472,000        49,000
  Accrued expenses..........................     (67,000)      (15,000)
  Assets held for sale......................     305,000
  Accounts payable, accrued expenses and
   reserves for discontinued operations.....    (669,000)	 		
  Other assets..............................      22,000        12,000 
   Net cash (used in) operating
     activities.............................     (98,000)     (223,000)

Cash flows from investing activities:
 Acquisitions of fixed assets...............    ( 26,000)     (131,000)
 Purchase of net assets of acquired company.                (3,750,000)
 Change in value of marketable securities...      (9,000)        2,000
 Purchase of marketable securities..........  (2,307,000)  (11,095,000)
 Proceeds of sales of marketable securities.   2,074,000    17,172,000
   Net cash provided by (used in) investing
    activities..............................    (268,000)    2,198,000






(continued)

ORBIT INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(continued)
(unaudited)


								         Three Months Ended
                                                      March 31,
								          1997	        1996

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Due to factor.............................      308,000   (1,823,000)
  Repayments of debt........................     (429,000)  (1,795,000)
  Proceeds of debt..........................       13,000			
  Net cash provided by (used in)
   financing activities.....................      111,000   (3,618,000)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash.....		

NET (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH
 EQUIVALENTS................................     (477,000)  (1,643,000)

Cash and cash equivalents - January 1.......      927,000    2,274,000

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - March 31........      450,000      631,000

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow 
 information:
										
        Cash paid for:
         Interest...........................   $  221,000      506,000
 













See accompanying notes.


ORBIT INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)


(NOTE 1) - Income (Loss) Per Share:

     Income (loss) per share is based on the weighted average number of 
common and common equivalent shares (where appropriate) outstanding 
during each period.  The average number of shares and equivalent shares 
outstanding for the three month period ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
are 6,820,000 and 5,886,000 respectively.
					  
     In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued 
Statement No. 128, Earnings per Share, which is required to be adopted 
on December 31, 1997.  At that time, the Company will be required to 
change the method currently used to compute earnings per share and to 
restate all prior periods.  Under the new requirements for calculating 
primary earnings per share, the dilutive effect of stock options will 
be excluded.  The impact is expected to result in an increase in 
primary earnings per share for the first quarter ended March 31, 1997 
of $.01 per share and to be immaterial for the first quarter ended 
March 31, 1996. The impact of Statement 128 on the calculation of fully 
diluted earnings per share for these quarters is not expected to be 
material. 

(NOTE 2) - Cost of Sales:

     For interim periods, the Company estimates its inventory and 
related gross profit.

(NOTE 3) - Inventories:

     Inventories are comprised of the following:

                                   March 31,          December 31,
                                     1997                1996

Raw Materials..............     $ 2,439,000           $ 2,332,000
Work-in-process............       4,721,000             4,325,000
Finished goods.............           -     				-	    


                TOTAL		  $ 7,160,000           $ 6,657,000


(continued)

ORBIT INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
(continued)

(NOTE 4) - Available-For-Sale Securities:

     Under the terms of certain credit facilities the Company's 
investment portfolio and certain cash balances must be maintained at a 
minimum collateral value.  On March 31, 1997, this collateral 
requirement amounted to approximately $1,801,000.

     The following is a summary of available-for-sale securities as of:

									      March 31, 1997
                           						  Estimated Fair
                            				    Cost 	        Value

U.S. Treasury bills......................... $ 3,362,000    $ 3,362,000
Debt securities issued
 by other government agencies...............       5,000          5,000
Corporate debt securities...................   1,262,000      1,251,000

									  4,629,000      4,618,000
Restricted value of portfolio
 used to collateralize credit
 facility (included in assets 
 held for sale).............................   1,801,000      1,801,000

Balance of securities portfolio............. $ 2,828,000    $ 2,817,000

     The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt and marketable 
equity securities at March 31, 1997 by contractual maturity, are shown 
below.  Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities 
because the issurers of the securities may have the right to repay 
obligations without prepayment penalties.				

Due in one year or less....................  $ 3,362,000    $ 3,362,000
Due after one year through three years.....       40,000         40,000
Due after three years......................    1,127,000      1,216,000
                                               4,629,000      4,618,000
Restricted value of portfolio used to
 collateralize credit facilities...........    1,801,000      1,801,000

                                             $ 2,828,000    $ 2,817,000

(continued)

ITEM - II


ORBIT INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



Results of Operations


Three month period ended March 31, 1997 v. March 31, 1996

	 In August, 1996, the Company adopted a plan to sell its apparel 
segments.  The plan of disposal of such segments left the Company with 
solely its Electronics Segment which consists of its Orbit Instrument 
Division and Behlman subsidiary.

	Consolidated net sales for the three month period ended March 31, 
1997 increased to $3,970,000 from $2,881,000 for the three month period 
ended  March 31, 1996 due principally to additional sales recorded by 
the Company's Behlman subsidiary which was acquired during the first 
quarter of 1996.

	Income from continuing operations for the three month period ended 
March 31, 1997 decreased to $409,000 from $771,000 for the three month 
period ended March 31, 1996 due principally to $815,000 of royalty 
income received from a former affiliate which was recorded in the 1996 
period. Had this royalty income not been recorded, income from 
continuing operations for the three month period ended March 31, 1997 
would have increased to $409,000 from a loss of $44,000 in the 1996 
period.  This increase was due to increased sales from the Behlman 
subsidiary and to one time start up costs incurred in the prior period 
associated with the acquisition of Behlman, as well as Behlman's 
transition into the Company's manufacturing facility.

	Net income for the three month period ended March 31, 1997 
increased to $409,000 from a loss of $770,000 for the three month 
period ended March 31, 1996 which loss had been due principally to 
$1,541,000 of operating losses from the Company's discontinued apparel 
operations.

	Gross profit as a percentage of sales, for the three month period  
ended March 31, 1997 increased to 40.2% from 38.3% for the three month 
period ended  March 31, 1996 due to operating efficiencies gained from 
the Behlman acquisition which were not yet realized in the 1996 period.

	Selling general and administrative expenses for the three month 
period ended March 31, 1997 decreased to $1,227,000 from $1,310,000 for  
the three month period ended  March 31, 1996 principally due to lower 
corporate costs.  Selling, general and administrative expenses, as a 
percentage of sales for the three month period ended March 31, 1997 
decreased to 30.9% from 45.5% for the 1996 period due to increased 
sales and lower corporate costs.

	Interest expense for the three month period ended March 31, 1997 
increased to $40,000 from $21,000 for the three month period ended 
March 31, 1996 due to an increase in the amounts owed during the 
current period.
	
	Investment and other income for the three month period ended March 
31, 1997 decreased to 81,000 from $1,000,000 for the three month period 
ended March 31, 1996 due principally to $815,000 of royalty income 
recorded in the prior period which was received from a former affiliate 
and to a reduction in available balances for investment in the current 
period.

	The Company did not record any tax benefit on the current years 
pre-tax loss because of the uncertainty of future realization.

Liquidity, Capital Resources and Inflation:
 
     Working capital decreased by $222,000 to $5,975,000 for the three 
month period ended March 31, 1997 principally due to amounts used to 
pay debt and other obligations primarily from the discontinued apparel 
operations which was offset by $409,000 of income recorded during the 
period.  The Company's working capital ratio at March 31, 1997 was 1.7 
to 1 compared to 1.7 to 1 at December 31, 1996.

      All losses and obligations of the apparel businesses have been 
provided for in the March 31, 1997 financial statements and, 
accordingly, the Company does not anticipate using any significant 
portion of its resources towards these apparel businesses.

     During the fourth quarter of 1996, the Company commenced 
discussions with the Company's factor to convert the amounts due to the 
factor from the Company's discontinued U.S. Apparel operations to a 
term loan.  The new term loan is expected to commence after May 15, 
1997 at which time the factor expects to complete its collection 
efforts on all outstanding accounts receivable.  Under the proposed 
terms of the new lending arrangement, the loan amortization is based on 
a 60 month period with payments due on a monthly basis for 35 months 
and a final balloon payment due May 1, 2000.  The loan will have an 
interest rate of prime rate plus 1%.

     Under the Company's factoring arrangement related to the 
discontinued Canadian apparel operations, the Company has provided a 
standby letter of credit as security for its guaranty under this 
lending facility, collaterallized by marketable securities.  As of 
March 31, 1997, the Company had provided $1,650,000 in a standby letter 
of credit.  In May, 1997, the Company used approximately $500,000 of 
marketable securities to reduce the amount owed under this lending 
arrangement and the standby letter of credit was reduced accordingly.

     The Company's existing capital resources, including its bank 
credit facilities, and its cash flow from operations are expected to be 
adequate to cover the Company's cash requirements for the foreseeable 
future.

     Inflation has not materially impacted the operations of the 
Company.

Certain Material Trends

       Despite continued profitability in 1996 and the first quarter of 
1997, the Company continues to face a difficult business environment 
with continuing pressure on the Company's prices for its sole source 
sales and a general reduction in the level of funding for the defense 
sector.  Based on current delivery schedules and as a result of the 
acquisition of Behlman, however, revenues for the Company should be 
sustained at the levels recorded in 1996, although there can be no 
assurance that such increased revenues will actually be achieved.

     The Company continues to seek new contracts which require 
incurring up-front design, engineering, prototype and preproduction 
costs.  While the Company attempts to negotiate contract awards for 
reimbursement of product development, there is no assurance that 
sufficient monies will be set aside by the government for such effort.  
In addition, even if the government agrees to reimburse development 
costs, there is still a significant risk of cost overrun which may not 
be reimbursable.  Furthermore, once the Company has completed the 
design and preproduction stage, there is no assurance that funding will 
be provided for future production.

     The Company is heavily dependent upon military spending as a 
source of revenues and income.  World events have led the government of 
the United States to reevaluate the level of military spending 
necessary for national security.  Any significant reductions in the 
level of military spending by the Federal government could have a 
negative impact on the Company's future revenues and earnings.  In 
addition, due to major consolidations in the defense industry, it has 
become more difficult to avoid dependence on certain customers for 
revenue and income.  Behlman's product line gives the Company some 
diversity with its line of commercial products.


Forward Looking Statements

     Statements in this "Management's Discussion and Analysis of 
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and elsewhere in this 
document as well as statements made in press releases and oral 
statements that may be made by the Company or by officers, directors or 
employees of the Company acting on the Company's behalf that are not 
statements of historical or current fact constitute "forward-looking 
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation 
Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements involve known and 
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the 
actual results of the Company to be materially different from the 
historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by 
such forward-looking statements.  In addition to statements which 
explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to 
consider statements labeled with the terms "believes", "belief", 
"expects", "intends", "anticipates" or "plans" to be uncertain and 
forward-looking.  The forward-looking statements contained herein are 
also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are 
described from time to time in the Company's reports and registration 
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


































SIGNATURES



     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
 
1934, the registrant has dully caused this report to be signed on its

behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


ORBIT INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Registrant





Dated:  May 15, 1997			/s/ Dennis Sunshine
							Dennis Sunshine, President, Chief   
						     Executive officer and Director



Dated:  May 15, 1997			/s/ Mitchell Binder
							Mitchell Binder, Vice President-
							Finance, Chief Financial Officer
							and Director
					


















PART II


OTHER INFORMATION





Item 6.	Exhibits and reports on Form 8-K

		(a)   Exhibits.   None