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c. Acceptance inspection (see 4.4).
d. Control tests (see 4.5).
4.2 First article. When specified (see 6.2), a complete preproduction sample shall be
produced prior to the manufacture or fabrication of foam inflated, wheel and tire assemblies in
quantity. The preproduction foam inflated wheel and tire assemblies, when complete, shall be
submitted to the Government for examination and tests to determine conformance to the
requirements of this specification. Foam inflated wheel and tire assemblies submitted by the
contractor shall be fully representative of wheel and tire assemblies proposed to be supplied by the
manufacturer from production facilities and tooling under the supply contract. Preproduction
testing shall be conducted at a place designated by the Government and shall consist of
examination for defects as specified in table III and testing as specified in table IV in the order
listed.
TABLE II. Inspection sample.
Tire size
No.
Dual
Single
Right
Left
Road
Lab. test
samples
service test
9.00-15
10
5
5
8
2
17.5-25
6
3
3
4
2
4.2.1 Failure. Failure of any preproduction sample to pass any of the examinations or
tests specified herein may be cause, at the option of the Government, for refusal to conduct
additional testing until the faults revealed by the test have been corrected.
4.3 Initial production sample. The foam inflated wheel and tire assemblies furnished
under this specification shall be fully representative of foam inflated wheel and tire assemblies
proposed to be furnished under the contract and shall be a product which has been tested and has
passed the preproduction tests specified herein. Samples shall be the first units produced under
the contract and representative of the units proposed to be furnished as specified in table II.
These samples shall be furnished by the supplier for first article inspection. Unless otherwise
specified (see 6.2), inspection shall be conducted by the supplier and shall consist of examination
for defects as specified in table III and testing as specified in table IV. No changes shall be made
in material or design after first article inspection except as specifically approved by the procuring
activity.
4.3.1 Failure. Lot acceptance by the Government of items furnished under the contract
shall not be accomplished until approval of the initial production sample. Failure of the initial
production sample to pass any of the specified inspection or tests shall be cause for the
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