Loos and Company Blog

Our Products

Loos and Company has over 50 years of experience in the wire and cable industry. With our knowledge and experience, we can offer the highest quality products available on the market. Our general product lines and capabilities are listed above. As a manufacturer we can provide customized products for any application. If you have any questions or wish to learn more about our products and capabilities, visit our product specific pages or contact us.

New Call-to-action

New Call-to-action

New call-to-action

Loos HotWire: LoosCo.com's Blog

QPL-83420 Aircraft Cable Reference Guide

Jan 24, 2022 07:00 AM

Here's a follow up to my article of a few weeks ago: Deciphering Military Aircraft Cable Call-Outs.

Aircraft CableI mentioned that Military Specification Cable is often designated in RFP's and RFQ's by the Government Designation, a series of numerical designations to specify the Type, Composition, and Diameter of the required aircraft cable. These designations are published in the QPL-83420, but not in any clear order for quick reference.

To that end, I have posted a complete list of the pertinent designations below, by type and composition designation and in order of suffix. This should make your deciphering that much easier when you need to call Loos & Co., Inc for a quotation!

M83420/1
Galvanized, Non Jacketed
Type I, Comp A
 
       

Government Designation

Diameter

Construction

 
M83420/1-001 1/16 7 x 7   
M83420/1-002 3/32 7 x 7   
M83420/1-003 1/8 7 x 19   
M83420/1-004 1/8 7 x 19   
M83420/1-005 5/32 7 x 19   
M83420/1-006 3/16 7 x 19   
M83420/1-007 7/32 7 x 19   
M83420/1-008 1/4 7 x 19   
M83420/1-009 5/16 7 x 19   
M83420/1-010  3/8 7 x 19   
M83420/1-011  1/32 3 x 7   
M83420/1-012  3/64 7 x 7   
M83420/1-013  1/16 7 x 19   
M83420/1-014  3/32 7 x 19   
M83420/1-015  9/32 7 x 19   
       
       
M83420/2
Stainless, Non Jacketed
Type I, Comp B
 
       

Government Designation

Diameter

Construction

 
M83420/2-001  1/32 3 x 7   
M83420/2-002 1/16 7 x 7   
M83420/2-003 1/16 7 x 19   
M83420/2-004 3/32 7 x 19   
M83420/2-005 1/8 7x19  
M83420/2-006 5/32 7x19  
M83420/2-007 3/16 7 x 19   
M83420/2-008 3/16 7 x 19   
M83420/2-009 1/4 7 x 19   
M83420/2-010 1/4 7 x 19   
M83420/2-011 9/32 7 x 19   
M83420/2-012 5/16 7 x 19   
M83420/2-013 3/8 7 x 19   
M83420/2-014  3/64 7 x 7   
M83420/2-015  3/32 7 x 7   
M83420/2-016  7/32 7 x 19   
       
       
M83420/3
Galvanized,
Jacketed
Type II Comp A
 

 

  

  

  

Government Designation

Diameter

Construction

Diameter after jacket

M83420/3-001 3/64 7 x 7  1/16
M83420/3-002 3/32 7 x 7  1/8
M83420/3-003  1/8 7 x 19  5/32
M83420/3-004  3/16 7 x 19  3/16
M83420/3-007  1/16 7 x 7  3/64
M83420/3-008  1/16 7 x 7  1/16
M83420/3-009  1/16 7 x 19  5/64
M83420/3-010  1/16 7 x 19  3/32
M83420/3-011  3/32 7 x 7  3/32
M83420/3-012  3/32 7 x 19  1/8
M83420/3-013  3/32 7 x 19  1/8
M83420/3-014  5/32 7 x 19  1/8
M83420/3-015  5/23 7 x 19  5/32
M83420/3-016  3/16 7 x 19  7/32
M83420/3-017  7/32 7 x 19  9/32
M83420/3-018  7/32 7 x 19  11/32
M83420/3-019  1/4 7 x 19  5/16
M83420/3-020  1/4 7 x 19  3/8
M83420/3-021  9/32 7 x 19  13/32
M83420/3-022  5/16 7 x 19  7/16
M83420/3-023  3/8 7 x 19  1/2
       
       
M83420/4
Stainless,
Jacketed
Type II Comp B

 

 

 

 

 

Government Designation

Diameter

Construction

Diameter after jacket

M83420/4-001  3/64 7 x 7  1/16
M83420/4-002  1/16 7 x 7  3/32
M83420/4-003  3/32 7 x 19  1/8
M83420/4-004 3/32 7 x 19  1/8
M83420/4-005 3/16 7 x 19  1/4
M83420/4-006 1/4 7 x 19  5/16
M83420/4-007 1/4 7 x 19  5/16
M83420/4-008  1/32 3 x 7  3/64
M83420/4-009  3/64 7 x 7  5/64
M83420/4-010  1/16 7 x 7  1/8
M83420/4-011  1/16 7 x 19  3/32
M83420/4-012  1/16 7 x 19  1/8
M83420/4-013  3/32 7 x 7  1/8
M83420/4-014  3/32 7 x 7  5/32
M83420/4-015  3/32 7 x 19  5/32
M83420/4-016  1/8 7 x 19  3/16
M83420/4-017  5/32 7 x 19  7/32
M83420/4-018  5/32 7 x 19  9/32
M83420/4-019  3/16 7 x 19  5/16
M83420/4-020  7/32 7 x 19  9/32
M83420/4-021  7/32 7 x 19  11/32
M83420/4-022  1/4 7 x 19  3/8
M83420/4-023  9/32 7 x 19  13/32
M83420/4-024  5/16 7 x 19  7/16
M83420/4-025  3/8 7 x 19  1/2

Visit LoosCo.com to download a PDF of this reference guide

A few things to keep in mind before I finish:

1. This is just a reference guide. You should always refer to the actual QPL-83420 on the LoosCo.com web site for the current Government Designations of Military Specification Stainless and Galvanized Aircraft Cable; and

2. The Government designation can refer to the same cable but in different put-ups and/or jacket diameters. When in doubt, call a Loos & Co., Inc Product manager with the description of the aircraft cable you need and we can provide you with the cross referenced call out and complete product information