1、MIL-F-207LD 83 = 7797706 O372758 5 I-, MIL-F-2071D 30 September 1976 SUPERSEDING MI L-F-2071 C 30 March 1966 . MILITARY SPECIFICATION FLAG, NATIONAL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, GRAVE DECORATING, PRINT CLOTH Tkin hpetian A uppovecl datr une by CLee Vepatttme and Agenda OB the Vepa/rkme United States o
2、f Ame.rica; 50 Star Un i on Jack BENEFICIAL COMMENTS (RECOMMENDATIONS, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS) AND ANY PERTINENT DATA WHICH MAY BE USED IN IMPROVING THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO: DIRECTDR, THE INSTITUTE OF HERALDRY, US ARMY, CAMERON STATION, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314, BY USING THE SELF-ADDRESSED ST
3、ANDARD1 ZATION DOCUMENT IMPROVEMENT PROPOSAL (DD FORM 1426) APPEARING AT THE END OF THIS DOCUMENT OR BY LETTER. Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-F-207LD 83 777770b 0372759 7 MI L-F-2071 D (Copies of specifications, standards and drawings required by contractors in connection with specifi
4、c procurement functions should be obtained from the procuring activity or as directed by the contracting officer.) (Figure 1 is a miniature reproduction of Drawing No. 5-1-17, and is attached for information purposes only.) 2.2 Other publications.- The following document forms a part of this specifi
5、cation to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise indicated, the issue in effect on date of invitation for bids or request for proposal shall apply. TH (APPl Assoc 3. COLOR ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. Standard Color Card of America, 9th Edition cation for copies of the color card sh
6、ould be addressed to The Color ation of the United States, Inc., 200 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016.) REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Standard sample.- Unless otherwise specified (see 6.2), the contracting officer shall furnish a standard sample for matching color shades and colorfastness to water and weatheri
7、ng only. 3.2 First article.- When specified (see 6.2), before production is commenced, a sample of the finished flag shall be submitted or made available to the contracting officer or his authorized representative for inspection.and tests as specified in 4.2. The approval of the first article author
8、izes the commencement of production but does not relieve the manufacturer of responsiblity for compliance with all ap- plicable provisions of this specification. in the same manner and by the same facilities to be used for the production items. The first article shall be manufactured 3.3 Materials,-
9、 Mater the requirements specified als shall conform to the referenced specifications and herein. 3.3.1 Cloth, cotton.- The base cloth shall conform to the type VI, class 2 of CCC-C-446, with the fol low ng exceptions: a. Colorfastness to light, laundering, bleaching, perspiration, and b. The non-fib
10、rous material in the cloth shall not exceed 6.2 percent. c. The shrinkage shall not exceed 6.0 percent in the warp direction and d. The filling picks per inch shall be 56 plus or minus 5. crocking shall not apply. 8.2 percent in the filling direction. 3.3.1.1 Printing.- The flag design (see 3.4), sh
11、all be printed so that the warp threads of the muslin shall be in the fly (longitudinal) direction of the flag. All sides of the canton or union shall be parallel or perpendicular to the sides of the flaq. The various areas of desiqn shall be properly registered with respect to each 2 Licensed by In
12、formation Handling ServicesMIL-F-207LD 83 m 7777706 0372760 3 M MI L-F-2071 D 3.3.1.2 Color.- The colors of the flag shall conform to the Standard Color Card of America (see 2.2). The colors shall be as follows: Old Glory Blue - Cable No. 70075 Old Glory Red - Cable No. 70180 idhite - Cable No. 7000
13、1 equal to or better than the standard sample. When a standard sample is not avail- able, the finished flag shall show good colorfastness to weathering. 3.3.1.3 Colorfastness.- The finished flag shall show colorfastness to weathering 3.3.2 Thread.- The thread for stitching the hems shall be white, s
14、oft finish, cotton, machine thread and shall be not finer than ticket No. 50, 3 ply, type IA2 of V-T-276. 3.3.3 .- The wood for the staff shall be a clear, straight grained well seasoned hardwood conforming to N4-L-736. used : Ash (White) Locust (Black) Any of the following wood species may.be Beech
15、 Maple, hard (Sugar or Black) Birch (Sweet or Yellow) Oak (Red or White) Elm (Rock) Pecan 3.3.4 Staples.- Staples shall be bright, blued or zinc-coated than .O21 inch in diameter. The staples shall be of the size and ly attach the flag to the flagstaff. 3.4 Design.- The design of the flag shall be i
16、n accordance wi 5-1-17. The finished flag shall be 7 inches, plus 1/2 inch, minus hoist dimension and 11 inches, plus 1/2 inch, minus O inch, in the steel wire not less eg length to secure- h Drawing No. O inch, in the fly direction. All measurements are to be made ontheface side ofthe flag, which i
17、s the side nearest the observer when the flag is held with the canton or union in the upper left hand corner. The interior dimensions of the flag shall be as shown on Drawing No. 5-1-17. Toler- ances for dimensions exceeding 1 inch shall be plus or minus 1/8 inch and those less than 1 inch shall be
18、plus or minus 1/16 inch for the interior dimensions. 3.5 Construction.- 3.5.1 -.- Hemming shall be accomplished using thread specified in 3.3.2, and stitch type 301, seam type EFb-1 of FED-STD-751, with not less than 8 stitches per inch or more than 10 stitches per inch. Flag hems shall be not less
19、than 1/8 inch and may be up to 3/8 inch wide. Selvage edges need not be hemmed provided the stripe meets the dimensional requirements. All sides of the flag shall be perpendicular or parallel to each other. 3.5.2 Spearheads.- Spearheads shall be fabricated from wood specified in 3.3.3. The spearhead
20、s shall be tapered, turned or sanded smooth and gilded witha hole drilled in the base to a minimum depth of 1/2 inch to accept the staff. The finished spear- heads shall be 2-1/4 inches, plus 1/4 inch, minus O inch, in length. 3.5.3 Staff.- The staff for the flag shall be fabricated from wood specif
21、ied in 3.3.3. Dowels not less than 3/8 inch in diameter shall be turned or sanded smooth. One end of the staff shall be tapered to a diameter of 1/8 inch, plus or minus 1/32 inch. The length of the taper shall be 1-1/2 inches, plus or minus 1/4 inch. The staffs shall be natural color of the wood wit
22、hout a protective coating. Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-F-2073D 3 M 777770b 0372763 5 M MIL-F-2071D. 3.5.4 Assembly.- The spearhead shall be securely attached to the blunt or top end of the staff withz casein type (water resistant) adhesive conforming to type I of MMM-A-125, 24-3/4 i
23、nches, plus 1/2-inch, minus O inch, in length. The flag shall be attached to the top of the staff by three staples specified in 3.3.4. pierce the heading hem at the top, center and bottom. of material shall not be acceptable. The assembled length of the spearhead and staff shall measure The staples
24、shall Staples through one thickness 3.6 Workmanship.- The finished assembled flags shall be clean well-made and shall meet the acceptable quality levels established by this specification. 4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS 4.1 Inspection responsibility.- Unless otherwise specified in the contract or pu
25、rchase order, the supplier is responsible for the performance of all inspection order, the supplier may use his own or any other facilities suitable for the per- formance of the inspection requirements specified herein, unless disapproved by the Government, The Government reserves the right to perfo
26、rm any of the inspections set forth in the specification where such inspections are deemed necessary to assure supplies and services conform to the prescribed requirements. requirements as specified herein. Except as otherwise specified in the contract or 4.2 First article inspection.- Inspection an
27、d testing of the first article shall be made on a completely finished flag for all provisions of this specification appli- cable to the end item examination and tests. 4.3 Inspection for acceptance.- Inspection for acceptance shall be in accordance 4.3.1 Inspection of components.- J- with the provis
28、ions of Hlt-STD-l5, except where otherwrse Indicated. 4.3.1.1 Testing of components.- In addition to the quality assurance provisions of the subsidiary specifications and standards, inspection shall be performed on components and materials listed in table I for the test characteristics shown. The in
29、spection level shall be S-1 and the requirements applicable to the individual unit and the results shall be reported as pass or fail. TABLE I Component testing.- Component and I Characteristic I Rqmt para I Test method #detem c/u lot expressed Per in terms of Print cloth (1 yd) Colorfastness 3.3.1.3
30、 No. 5671 L/ Wood (Staff and -Species and 3.3.3 Std comml Staples J./ Finish 3.3.4 Std comml spearheads) l/ season i ng - I/ Components and materials may be accepted on basis of a contrac of Compliance for requirements specified herein. :. - 2/ This test is from FED-STD-191. . Sample unit 12 inch sq
31、uare 6 inch piece of 1 staple certification dowe 1 - or 4 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-F-207LD 83 9999906 0372762 7 = MI L-F-207 1 D 4.3.2 Examination of the end item.- 4.3.2.1 Visual examination of end item.- Defects found during examination shall be classified in accordance with 4.
32、3.2.1.1 and 4.3.2.1.2. The lots shalT be in accordance with 4.3.2.1.3. The sample unit for these examinations shall be one completely finished flag. 4.3.2.1.1 Examination for defects in design, material, construction, and workmanship.- Examination shall be made while viewing the flag at a distance o
33、f 16 to 22 inches under illumination equal to normal daylight. Defects designated by an asterisk (;:) chal 1 be classified major when seriously affecting serviceability or appearance and minor when affecting appearance or serviceability but not seriously. Exam i ne Defect Flag Material Not type spec
34、ified. . Hole or weakening defect such as club, float, or smash which may be expected to develop into a hole. Soiled or stained. . Cut, mend, or tear affecting appearance. Des i gn Any characteris-tic of design obscured, irregular, not in register or overlapping. Incorrect or altered arrangement or
35、detail. . Seams and Stitch margin not as specified. . st itch Stitch type or seam type not as specified. . type Less than 8 stitches per inch. . More than 10 stitches per inch. . Hemming Hems less than 1/8 inch wide. (when Hems more than 3/8 inch wide. applicable) Hems badly twisted affecting appear
36、ance. Thread ends not trimmed. Open seam less than 1/4 inch. Broken stitches causing an unstitched length of less than 1/2 inch. . Broken stitches causing an unstitched length of more than1/2inch Raw edge more than 1/2 inch. Color of thread not white. . Open seam 1/4 inch or more. Construction Warp
37、threads not in the fly or longitudinal directior of the flag . perpendicular to each other (out of square) affect- I ng appearance. Star group not centered in canton. . Spearhead Spearhead missing. . Wood of staff not natural color. All sides of flag canton or union not parallel or and staff Wood of
38、 staff not straignt grained. . lassification iajor (*) Minor 5 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-F-207LD 3 W 9777906 0372763 7 MIL-F-2071D Exam i ne Defect Staff or spearheadnot smoothly finished. . Staff bowed more than 1/2 inch. . Staff bowed more than 1/4 inch, but less than 1/2 inch A
39、ssemb Spearhead not gilded Spear head has been g ance. . Taper of staff not a lded in spots affectingappear- specified. y glued to staff. . es fastening flag to staff. aced or improperly applied. Y Spearhead not secure Less than three stap Staples improperly p Not stapled through heading or stapled
40、through only one thickness of print cloth. . ; 1 ass i f i cat i on lajor (*) Minor - * - x- - - -x x- 4.3.2.1.2 Examination of flag for defects in dimensions.- Any dimension not within the specified tolerance shall be classified a defect. 4.3.2.1.3 Inspection levels and acceptable quality levels (A
41、QLs).- The inspec- tion levels and the AQLs expressed in defects per hundred units shall be as follows: Inspection AQL 1 eve1 Major Total For defects appl icable to 4.3.2.1.1 II 2.5 6.5 For defects appl icable to 4.3.2.1.2 S-2 (one class) 10.0 4.3.3 Examination of preparation for delivery requiremen
42、ts.- An examination shall be made to determine that packaging, packing, and marking requirements of sec- tion 5 of this specification arecompiied with. with the list below, selected just prior be examined on shipp ng containers fully prepared for delivery. be the number of con ainers in the inspecti
43、on lot. The inspection level shall be S-2 and the AQL shal Defects shall be scored in accordance The sample unit shall be one shipping container fully packed, o the closing operation. The lot size shall Defects of closure listed below shall be 4.0 defects per hundred units. Exam i ne and interior) M
44、arking (exterior Mater i a 1 Workmanship Weight Omitted, incorrect, il sequence, or method o Any component missing, serviceability. Inadequate application of case liners, conta stapl ing. Bulging or distortion of containers. Net weight exceeds requirements. Defect egible, of improper size, location,
45、 any component damaged, affecting application. of components such as incomplete closure ner flaps, loose strapping, inadequate 5. PREPARATION FOR DEL I VERY 5.1 Packaging,- Packaging shall be level A or C, as specified (see 6.2). 6 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-F-207LD 83 W 7777906 03
46、72764 O = M I L-F-207 1 5.1.1 Level A,- Ten (10) completely assembled flags shall be tightly bundled together. The cloth section of bundled flags shall be wrapped with 30 pound minimum basis weight kraft paper conforming to grade B of U-P-268. wrapped package shall be securety sealed with a 2 inch-
47、minimum width gummed paper tape conforming to type III. of PPP-T-45. Each 5.1.2 Level C.- Assembled flags shall be preserved and packaged in a manner which will afford adequate protection against corrosion, deterioration, and physical damage during shipment from the supply source to the first receiv
48、ing activity, suppliers commercial practice will be acceptable when it fulfills the above re- quirements. The 5.2 Packing.- Packing shall be level A, B, or C as specified (see 6.2). 5.2.1 Level A.- Flags packaged a5 specified in 5.1, shall be packed in a snug- -1 fitting fiberboard shipping containe
49、r conforming to class weather-resistant, V3c or VS, style RSC of PPP-B-636. Closure shall be in accordance with the appendix of the container specification. The contents in each shipping container shall not exceed the size and weight limitations of the container specification. 5.2.2 Level B.- Flags packaged as specified in 5.1, shall be packed in a snug- fitting, shipping container conforming to type CF, weather-resistant of PPP-B-636. Closure shall be in accordance with appendix of the container specification. Weight of contents of each shipping container shall n
