Aircraft Control Cable

AIRCRAFT CONTROL CABLES

Intro | Aircraft (Military Specification) Terminals

The terminals that are used on aircraft control cables have been specifically designed to obtain full breaking strength when affixed to the cable according to MIL-T-6117.

The following terminals are provided in accordance with the applicable military specifications. The most frequent use of these terminals is for aircraft control cable assemblies however they are also used in many commercial and industrial applications. All of the terminals are according to MIL-DTL-781.

To specify any of the following terminals, indicate the part number followed by the appropriate “dash number” for your cable diameter.

Ball and Double Shank, MS20663

Dash No.	Nom. Cable Dia.	As Dia.		Bs Spherical Dia.		Ls (Ref.)	Rs Rad. (Ref.)
-C2	1/16	.112	+.000 -.003	.190	+.000 -.003	.390	.014
-C3	3/32	.143		.253		.578	.019
-C4	1/8	.190		.315		.765	.023
-C5	5/32	.222	+.000 -.004	.379	+.000 -.004	.953	.028
-C6	3/16	.255	+.000 -.005	.442	+.000 -.005	1.140	.033

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Ball and Single Shank, MS20664

Dash No.	Nom. Cable Dia.	As Dia.		Bs Spherical Dia.		Cs (Ref.)	Rs Rad. (Ref.)
-C2	1/16	.112	+.000 -.003	.190	+.000 -.003	.156	.014
-C3	3/32	.143		.253		.234	.019
-C4	1/8	.190		.315		.313	.023
-C5	5/32	.222	+.000 -.004	.379	+.000 -.004	.391	.028
-C6	3/16	.255	+.000 -.005	.442	+.000 -.005	.469	.033

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Fork End, MS20667

Dash No.	Nom. Cable Dia.	As Dia.		D Dia.		F +.010/ -.005	G * ±.003	H	Ls (Ref.)	U Dia. (Ref.)
-2	1/16	.138	+.000 -.005	.190	+.002 -.000	.218	.093	.500	1.75	.344
-3	3/32	.190				.254	.108	.670	2.06	.438
-4	1/8	.219				.383	.195	.735	2.61	.547
-5	5/32	.250		.250		.406	.202	.800	3.00	.688
-6	3/16	.313		.313		.543	.260	.880	3.24	.781

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* MS20667-6 Dimension G tolerance is +.005, -.003

EYE END, MS20668

Dash No.	Nom. Cable Dia.	As Dia.		C ±.020	D Dia.		J		Ls (Ref.)	U Dia. (Ref.)
-2	1/16	.138	+.000 -.005	.523	.190	+.002 -.002	.088	+.000 -.005	1.809	.359
-3	3/32	.190		.707			.103		2.160	.438
-4	1/8	.219		.738			.190		2.593	.500
-5	5/32	.250		.831	.250		.197		3.029	.640
-6	3/16	.313		.903	.313		.255		3.187	.781

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STUD, MS21259

Dash No.	Nom. Cable Dia.	As Dia.		Thread B UNF-3A	D	Ls	R ±.005	U Dia.	Y +.083 -.020
-2	1/16	.138	+.000 -.005	6-40	.188	2.65	.063	.094	1.045
-3	3/32	.190		10-30	.250	3.00	.063	.094	1.204
-4	1/8	.219		1/4-28	.313	3.59	.063	.094	1.376
-5	5/32	.250		1/4-28	.313	3.97	.063	.094	1.376
-6	3/16	.313		5/16-24	.375	4.17	.098	.125	1.453

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LOCKING STUD, MS21260

Dash No.	Nom. Cable Dia.	As Dia.		Thread B UNF-3A	C* Dia.	D	F	Ls	R ±.005	Y ±.047
-L2	1/16	.138	+.000 -.005	6-40	.092	.188	2.172	3.67	.063	.375
-S2	1/16	.138		6-40	.092	.188	1.297	2.79		.375
-L3	3/32	.190		10-30	.133	.250	2.157	3.86		.500
-S3	3/32	.190		10-30	.133	.250	1.282	2.98		.500
-L4	1/8	.219		1/4-28	.195	.313	2.157	4.28	.098	.563
-S4	1/8	.219		1/4-28	.195	.313	1.282	3.40		.563
-L5	5/32	.250		1/4-28	.195	.313	2.157	4.66		.625
-S5	5/32	.250		1/4-28	.195	.313	1.282	3.78		.625
-L6	3/16	.313		5/16-24	.245	.375	2.157	4.78		.750
-S6	3/16	.313		5/16-24	.245	.375	1.282	3.90		.750

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* Dimension C tolerance +.006, -.000

STRAP EYE / FORK, NAS1435E / NAS1435K

Dash No.	Nom. Cable Dia.	A	B	C	D Dia.		E	F
Dash No.	Nom. Cable Dia.	A	B	C	1435E	1435K	E	F
-2	1/16	1-1/16	.454	.188	.088	.042	3/8	.093
-3	3/32	1-1/2	.616	.188	.103	.049	7/16	.108
-4	1/8	1-5/8	.638	.188	.190	.093	1/2	.195

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