MIL-PRF-11588H
3. REQUIREMENTS
3.1 First article. When specified (see 6.2), a first article sample shall be subjected to first
article inspection in accordance with 4.2.
3.2. Materials. Materials not specified herein and on the drawing shall be selected by the
contractor and shall be capable of meeting all the requirements specified herein (see 4.5.1). The
use of recovered materials shall be made in compliance with regulatory requirements. Used,
rebuilt or remanufactured components, pieces and parts shall not be incorporated in the hose and
hose assembly.
3.2.1 Material deterioration prevention and control. The hose and hose assemblies shall
be constructed from compatible materials, corrosion resistant or treated to provide protection
against the various forms of corrosion and deterioration that may be encountered in operation and
storage.
3.3 Design and construction. The hose assemblies shall consist of collapsible,
reinforced, synthetic rubber hose with couplings or coupling halves at each end firmly banded to
the hose with hose clamps (see 4.5.2).
3.3.1 Hose. The hose shall be of a compounded inner tube, synthetic fiber reinforce-
ment, and a compounded cover that resists petroleum fuels. The length of the hose shall be
actual length, + or - two percent (%), exclusive of couplings and will be in feet with the last
number expressed in tenths of a foot (see 6.2), and the color shall be black unless otherwise
specified (see 6.2).
3.3.2 Tube. The tube shall be oil resistant, smooth, free from pits and uniform thickness.
3.3.3 Cover. The cover shall be fuel, oil, abrasion, and hydrolytic stability resistant. The
cover shall be uniform in thickness.
3.3.4 Ozone resistance. The cover shall be ozone resistant. The cover shall not show
signs of cracking when subjected to the ozone test as specified in 4.5.2.1.
3.4 Couplings. The couplings described herein are illustrated in figure 1 and figure 2
(see 4.5.2).
3.4.1 Coupling halves. Coupling halves for types I, II, and III hose shall be in accordance
with A-A-59326, type II or IV, Class A or equivalent, as applicable (see 1.2).
3.4.2 Coupling, reattachable, screw on. Couplings for type IV hose shall be in
accordance with SAE AS38404, class 1, type I or II or equivalent, as applicable (see 1.2).
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