hardover

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English

Noun

hardover (plural hardovers)

  1. (aviation, uncountable) The condition where a control surface or actuator has moved to its extreme limit.
    • 1990, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Operator's Manual: Army Model, CH-54A Helicopter, Part 101:
      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.
  2. (aviation, countable) An instance of a control surface or actuator moving to its extreme limit.
    • 1999, National Transportation Safety Board, Aircraft Accident Report: Uncontrolled Descent and Collision With Terrain, USAir Flight 427, Boeing 737-300, N513AU, Near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1994, page 123:
      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.

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