M44A2, And M45A2, Loading, Assembling, And PackingThis specification covers the parts and the loading, assembling, and packing for one type of aircraft single star signals designated as follows: AN-M43A2 - Red Star AN-M44A2 - Yellow Star AN-M45A2 - Green Star.

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MIL-S-1419D (PA)

REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Material. - Materials and parts shall be In accordance

with applicable drawings and specifications.

3.2 Assembly. - The assembly shall comply with all require-

ments specified on Drawing (dwg.) 8847467 and with all require-

ments specified in applicable specifications.

3.3

Moisture

content

3.3.1 Star charge composition. - The moisture content of

the red star charge composition at the loading station shall not

exceed 0.1 percent, and the moisture content of the green and

yellow star charge composition shall not exceed 0.5 percent.

3.3.2 Black powder. - The moisture content of the black

powder, at the loading station at the time of loading the signals,

shall not exceed 0.3 percent.

3.3.3 paper, and chipboard. - The moisture content of the

paper and chipboard components, at the loading station at the

time of loading the signals shall not exceed 6 percent.

3.3.4 Polypropylene felt. - The moisture content of the

polypropylene felt components at the loading station at the

time of loading shall not exceed 0.1 percent.

3.4 Transportation vibration. - The signal assembly shall

comply with the following requirements:

3.4.1 The signal assembly shall not function during the test.

3.4.2 The signal assembly shall be safe to transport fol-

lowing the test (see 6.6).

3.4.3 There shall be no evidence of external damage to the

signal assembly that will affect the intended function (see 6.7).

3.4.4 There shall be no evidence of damage in the packing

or packaging that would affect the storage life of the signal

assemblies.

3.4.5 The signal assembly shall comply with the requirements

of 3.5 following this test.