hardover
hardover noun: the condition where a control surface or actuator has moved to its extreme limit.
Noun
hardover (plural hardovers)
- The condition where a control surface or actuator has moved to its extreme limit.
- Move the remote Stick full aft (toward tail of helicopter); the null meters should move aft to a hardover position on the flight director and aft pilot control panel.1990, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Operator's Manual: Army Model, CH-54A Helicopter, Part 101
- An instance of a control surface or actuator moving to its extreme limit.
- Scenario 4 involves a preexisting yaw damper hardover condition that resulted in a rudder surface movement to 3° to the right, which the pilots compensated for with 3° of left rudder trim.1999, National Transportation Safety Board, Aircraft Accident Report: Uncontrolled Descent and Collision With Terrain, USAir Flight 427, Boeing 737-300, N513AU, Near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania...
Forms of hardover
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Questions about hardover
- What does hardover mean?
- Hardover means the condition where a control surface or actuator has moved to its extreme limit.
- What part of speech is hardover?
- Hardover is a noun.
- What is the plural of hardover?
- The plural of hardover is hardovers.
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