MIL-S-83492 Survival Kit Containers, Aircraft Seat, General Specification For

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MIL-S-83492 (USAF)

(2) Automatic actuation or a manual pull of the survival kit con-

tainer operating handle shall separate the survival kit container from the man

and unlock the lid. The upper end of the dropline shall be retained with the

personnel torso harness. The LRU-16/P raft inflation system shall be actuated

by dropline deployment. The inner container and the lower container shall be

retained at the bottom of the dropline.

3.5.2 Survival equipment. The survival kit containers shall be designed to

accommodate the survival equipment specified herein. Unless otherwise specified

by the procuring activity (see 6.2). the survival equipment for each survival

kit container shall consist of an LRU-16/P raft, a sleeping bag, and an inner

container that contains other survival equipment. Except for the inner container,

this survival equipment shall not be furnished with the survival kit container;

however, provisions for packing this survival equipment in the basic container

and for inflating the raft shall be made,

3.6 Construction. The basic container of each survival kit container shall be

constructed so that parts will not work loose in service and so that it will with-

stand the strains, jars, and any other conditions incident to shipment, storage,

installation, and service without failure. All hardware of the survival kit

container that could come in contact with the inner container and the raft during

deployment and during service operation shall be smooth and free of sharp edges

or protrusions.

3.6.1 Method of assembly. Welding riveting, or any other permanent methods of

assembly may be used provided that disassembly or reassembly of the component for

inspection or overhaul purposes can be accomplished rapidly, safely, and without

damage to the assembly. Operation after assembly shall not be dependent upon se-

lective fit of any or all conponents, Welding shall be accomplished in accordance

with MIL-W-8611 or MIL-W-6858 or both. Soldering and btrazing shall be done

accordance with current applicable specifications. Welding, soldering, and

brazing shall be carefully performed to ensure that all joints have proper

penetration, proper bead, and proper strength. Riveting operations shall be

carefully performed to ensure that the rivets are tight and satisfactorily headed.

3.6.2 Castings. Castings shall be designed and inspected in accordance with

MIL-C-6021. Castings shall not be used in applications where failure could

result in loss of the survival kit container during ejection,

3.6.3 Safetying. All threaded parts shall be positively locked by self-locking

nuts or any other approved methods. Safety wire shall not be considered an

approved method.

3.6.4 Swaging Swaging shall be done in accordance with MIL-T-6117 and shall

be carefully performed. Each swaging operation shall be designed to withstand

100 pounds or three times the maximum service load, whichever is greater.