Stelly, Floyd J., Flight Engineer
Person
Biographical
Pan Am Flight Engineer from circa mid-1970 to mid-1990s. AEHS Member and donor.
Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:
DC-2 and DC-3 "Airspeed Correction" charts & "True Airspeed vs. horsepower in Cruising Level flight chart" (Transcontinental & Western Air Inc.), Circa mid-to-late 1930s, 2024-07-03
Item — Box TB.S3.001, Folder: TB.S3.A.001
Identifier: 20060316.09
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Data (Charts and Tables).
Purpose: Authoritative reference.
Authority: Operator (Commercial) and Company (Manufacturer).
Scope: Charts showing DC-2 and DC-3 airspeed corrections, etc.
Contents: Using these engine charts and known factors, trained flight engineers and pilots can determine true airspeed. Intended for aircrew of Transcontinental & Western Airline (T&WA).
Dates:
Issued: Circa mid-to-late 1930s; Digitized: 2024-07-03
"Determination of the Take-Off Flight Path Defined by C. A. R. [Civil Aeronautics Regulation] 04.7532-T for the DC-3 - SIC3G Airplane (Including a Method to Correct Test Data to Standard Conditions)" (CAA Flight Engineering Report No. 7), 1942-10-01, 1942-09-18
Item — Box MC-019-002, Folder: 001.A.041
Identifier: 20060316.26
Dates:
Publication: 1942-10-01; Issued: 1942-09-18
Engine Analyzer Handbook (Eastern Air Lines) [for use with Pratt & Whitney R-3350 engines], 1956-03-01
Item — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF.S6.B.031
Identifier: 20060351
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Operations Handbook and Manual
Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative reference) From the Introduction: “This manual is intended to serve as a ready reference for Eastern Air Lines flight engineers who use the Sperry Engine Analyzer as a troubleshooting tool.Since more effective use of the Engine Analyzer requires a sound knowledge of the [Pratt & Whitney] R-3350 engine and its ignition system, engine and ignition system information have been...
Dates:
Publication: 1956-03-01
Engine Analyzer Operator's Handbook (Sperry Gyroscope Company), 1952-02
Item — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF.S6.B.031
Identifier: 20060350
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Operations Handbook and Manual
Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Publication No. 23-117From the Introduction: “This pocket handbook is intended to serve as a reference for operating and ground maintenance personnel when using any model of the Sperry Engine Analyzer. It contains a general description, principles of operation, the required component adjustments, synchronizing generator timing methods, and operating information....
Dates:
Publication: 1952-02
"Equipment for Recording Airplane Take-Off and Landing Characteristics -- Using Two Fixed Position Cameras" (CAA Flight Engineering Report No. 8), 1943-11-15, 1943-10-27
Item — Box MC-019-002, Folder: 001.A.042
Identifier: 20060316
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Technical Research Report.
Purpose: Authoritative reference
Authority: Government Civil
Document Number: CAA Flight Engineering Report No. 8, dated November 15, 1943.Note: Includes separate cover memorandum titled "Safety Regulation Release No. 152", dated October 27, 1943, signed by F.M. Lanter, Director of Safety Regulation.Scope (from cover letter): The report "...was prepared for the purpose of describing photographic equipment developed by...
Dates:
Publication: 1943-11-15; Issued: 1943-10-27
"Fuel-Weight Measures For Better Flight Performance" (Aviation magazine, March 1944), 1944-03
Item — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF S6.B.036
Identifier: 20060316.34
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Article (Technical).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author's Expertise.Scope: Article titled "Fuel-Weight Measures For Better Flight Performance" published in Aviation magazine on better ways to measure remaining fuel (pages 162-163 and 307-308, however appears to be missing part of article on 309 [pages 161 and 164 included from other articles.] Content: "Declares the author: Any...
Dates:
Publication: 1944-03
"Graphic Method of Determining True Airspeed" (Aero Digest, September 1935), 1935-09, 2024-07-03
Item — Box TB.S3.001, Folder: TB.S3.A.001
Identifier: 20060316.08
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Article (Technical).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Scope: Article discusses using engine charts and known factors to determine true airspeed. Intended for trained flight engineers and pilots.
Content: TBD
Dates:
Publication: 1935-09; Digitized: 2024-07-03
"Here and There Among the Power Curves" [Monographs by Wright Aeronautical Corporation], 1935-01-11 - 1939-06-22, 1939
Item — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF S6.B.034
Identifier: 20060316.24
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Report (Technical).Purpose: Technical Reference.Authority: Author's Expertise and Company (Manufacturer).Scope: Series of technical papers printed as one volume. Papers collectively provide an "Informal explanation of the methods used in the preparing of Wright Aeronautical Corporation Engine Specifications as prepared for our field personnel by Mr. Maitland Bleecker, Assistant to the General Manager." All papers were...
Dates:
Publication: 1935-01-11 - 1939-06-22; Copyright: 1939
"How Calculated Cruising Foolproofs Long-Range Flights" (Aviation magazine, November 1944), 1944-11
Item — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF S6.B.036
Identifier: 20060316.33
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Article (Technical).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author's Expertise.Scope: Article titled "How Calculated Cruising Foolproofs Long-Range Flights" published in Aviation magazine as a "pertient treatment of long-range cruising technique for trans-ocean flight (pages 178-180 [page 177 included from previous article.] Content: Discusses long-range cruising techniques relevant for...
Dates:
Publication: 1944-11
"Long Range Cruising Analysis and Control (First Edition)" [by Frank B. Lary, Wright Aeronautical Corporation], 1944-08
Item — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF S6.B.035
Identifier: 20060316.2
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Report (Technical).Purpose: Technical Reference.Authority: Author's Expertise and Company (Manufacturer).Scope: Paper discusses improvements in both procedure and equipment as related to the cruise phase of flight. Content: From page 1: "In aviation's rather dim past, engine operators ordinarily fell in one of two classes, high rpm men and low rpm men, the latter being the least...
Dates:
Publication: 1944-08