This ARP establishes the basic test and design requirements for permanently attached tube fittings for use in aerospace fluid systems. Definitions of fitting and related terms are included in 6.3.

Purpose:

This document recommends the tooling envelope, design criteria, and test requirements for tube fittings attached to tubing by methods which are usually considered to be permanent (brazing, welding, swaging, shrink fit, etc.).

Classification:

Fittings covered by this specification shall be of the following types and classes: