mistrim

present singular third person mistrims · participle present mistrimming · participle past mistrimmed · past mistrimmed

1. transitiveTo trim badly or wrongly.

   you mistrim the sail and you have a bad case of the slows.

   1975, Yacht Racing - Volume 14, page 47

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   Watch the pitch trim and be ready to punch off the autopilot if it starts to mistrim the aircraft.

   1972 April, Ed Ross, “Transports in Turbulence”, in The MAC Flyer, volume 19, number 4, page 8

   Additionally, it is possible for the pilot to mistrim the system so the parallel actuator is working against a steady load and hence will have a lower stall limit in one direction .

   1975, NASA Contractor Report - Issues 2499-2503, page 99

plural mistrims

1. countableuncountableThe act or an instance of mistrimming.

   Steady state error due to mistrim moment can be integrated out.

   1987, Robert Samuel Ryan, Harold N. Scofield, Structural Dynamics and Control Interaction of Flexible Structures, page 916

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   This removes the possibility of a disengage transient due to mistrim when the attitude hold mode is disengaged.

   1967, United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel, Aviation Electrician's Mate 1 & C, page 304

   The auto-trim system was shut down automatically, if the mistrim exceeded a pre-defined duration.

   2017, Peter G. Hamel, In-Flight Simulators and Fly-by-Wire/Light Demonstrators, page 161