MIL-S-83492(USAF)
3.6.5 Threads. Except for permanently installed pipe threaded plugs, or as
necessitated by functional purposes and unless otherwise specified in the
applicable documents, only straight threads conforming to Unified Thread Series,
class 3A or 3B of MIL-S-7742 shall be used.
3.6.6 Control cables. The control cables shall be fabricated of cable that
conforms to MIL-W-83420 and shall be tested and prestretched in accordance with
MIL-C-5688. Any control cable adjustments necessary for manufacturing shall be
permanently locked after rigging. The control cables shall be properly installed.
Where necessary to prevent inadvertent actuation or damage to the control cables
by the contents or flexure of the survival kit container, the control cables
shall be enclosed in tubing that conforms to MIL-T-8504. All control cables
shall be properly guarded to prevent wearing or fraying during the continued use
of the survival kit container. Each cable shall be installed in such a manner
that the cable is never bent in a radius that is smaller than five times the
nominal diameter of the cable.
3.7 Performance
3.7.1 Environmental conditions. The hardware of the survival kit container
shall operate satisfactorily as specified in 3.7.2.1 and 3.7.2.2 under the
following environmental conditions:
(a) While the survival kit container is subjected to a temperature of plus
160 degrees Fahrenheit
(b) After the survival kit container has been subjected to temperature
shock
(c) While the survival kit container is subjected to a temperature of
minus 65 degrees Fahrenheit
(d) During and after exposure of the survival kit container to dust
(e) During and after exposure of the survival kit container to humiditv
.
[f) During and after exposure of the survival kit container to salt
atmosphere
(g) During and after exposure of the survival kit container to vibration
(h) After the survival kit container has been subjected to shock.
3.7.2 Hardware operation
3.7.2.1 Parachute descent. When the operating handle is activated by the
force specified in 3.8.4.1 while in the parachute descent mode, the hardware
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