8 North American Made Quality MILDTL83420 Continental Cable is an a pproved source for MILDTL83420 Wire rope manufactured under this specifica tion has been qualified by a test facility loca ted in the continental United Sta te or Canada The specifica tion MILDTL83420 establishes all of the requirements for each size of wire rope for each type composition and construction The specific requirements refer to Steel composition T in and zinc coa ting composition Lubricant Construction Wire properties Preforming Splicing and joining T wistoff T e mpera ture range Wire flexibility Stretch limits T e st load Resistance to fluid Color coding identifica t ion Breaking strength Endurance Ductility of steel The wire rope shall be ca pable of opera tion in wind dust fuel oil spills washdo w n and other aircraft environmental stresses and experiences within a 65F to 250 F 54 C to 121 C tempera ture range