INCH-POUND
MIL-DTL-83140B
19 February 2014
SUPERSEDING
MIL-DTL-83140A
9 July 2004
DETAIL SPECIFICATION
WIRE ROPE: STAINLESS STEEL, PREFORMED, ROTATION RESISTANT, FOR
AIRCRAFT RESCUE HOIST, UTILITY HOIST AND WINCHING
This specification is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department
of Defense.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Scope. This specification covers the requirements for rotation-resistant (see 6.4.6),
utility or retrieval hoist or winching applications.
1.2 Classification. The preformed stainless steel wire rope will be of the following types,
as specified (see 6.2):
Type I - 19 × 7
- Rotation-resistant for hoisting (vertical) operations
1
Type II - 10 × 7 (7 × 19 IWRC) - Rotation-resistant for winching (vertical,
horizontal, or at-angle) operations
1
"IWRC" indicates independent wire rope core.
Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to Defense Logistics
Agency - Aviation, ATTN: DLAA-VEB, 8000 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, VA 23297-
5616 or emailed to STDZNMGT@dla.mil. Since contact information can change, you may want
to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST database at
AMSC N/A
FSC 4010
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