Aerosonic Announces Second Quarter Profits.

CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1997--Aerosonic Corp. (ASE:AIM) Monday reported a gross profit of $1,715,000, or $0.44 per share, for the second quarter ended July 31, 1997, as compared to a gross profit of $1,511,000, or $0.40 per share, for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Net income for the second quarter equaled $206,000, or $0.05 per share, as compared to a net income of $232,000, or $0.06 per share, for the same period in the prior fiscal year. Included in the prior year's net income is a $41,000, or $0.01 per share, gain on the sale of the assets of the ordnance division. For the six months ended July 31, 1997, the company generated a gross profit of $3,577,000, or $0.92 per share, as compared to a gross profit of $2,878,000, or $0.76 per share, for the same period in the prior fiscal year. Net income year-to-date through the second quarter equals $484,000, or $0.12 per share, as compared to a net income of $33,000, or $0.01 per share, for the same period in the prior fiscal year. -0-

                         Aerosonic Corp.

                       Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                            July 31,                 July 31,
                        1997        1996         1997        1996

Net Sales            $4,893,000  $5,080,000  $10,220,000 $ 9,741,000
Gross Profit         $1,715,000  $1,511,000  $ 3,577,000 $ 2,878,000
Income Before Taxes
 From Continuing
 Operations          $  316,000  $  303,000  $   741,000 $   229,000
(Provision) For
 Income Taxes        $ (110,000) $ (115,000) $  (257,000)$   (90,000)
Net Income From
 Continuing
 Operations          $  206,000  $  188,000  $   484,000 $   139,000
Discontinued
 Ordnance Operations
 net of income tax
 (expense) benefit
 of ($28,000) and
 $50,000             $        0  $   44,000  $         0 $  (106,000)
Net Income           $  206,000  $  232,000  $   484,000 $    33,000
Net Income/(Loss)
 Per Share           $     0.05  $     0.06  $      0.12 $      0.01
Weighted Average
 Number of Shares
 and Common Shares
 Equivalents          3,891,000   3,801,000    3,891,000   3,801,000

CONTACT: Aerosonic Corp., Clearwater

J. Mervyn Nabors, 813/461-3000

813/447-5926 (fax)