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Certified versions of the Pitts are now produced by Aviat Aircraft in Afton, Wyoming.It is available as the S-1 single-seater with an up to 200 hp (150 kW) flat-4 Lycoming engine and a 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) wingspan, or as the S-2 two-seater variant featuring a 260 hp (194 kW) flat-6 Lycoming and a 20 ft (6.1 m) wingspan.
Curtis H. Pitts, father of the "Pitts Special", circa 1996 Betty Skelton's "Little Stinker", Pitts Special #2, hanging in the Smithsonian. Curtis Hardeman Pitts (December 9, 1915 – June 10, 2005) was an American aircraft designer , aircraft manufacturer, crop duster , and airport fixed-base operator .
Pitts also built several monoplane racing planes in the 1940s–1950s, the most famous of which was the low-winged "Pellet" of 1947 and the mid-winged Special Lil' Monster & Miss Dayton of 1951. [ 1 ] [ full citation needed ] Among other one-off projects, he also built a two-seat sport monoplane called the Big Hickey .
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Data from General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) Wingspan: 24 ft 0 in (7.32 m) Wing area: 185 sq ft (17.18 m 2) Aspect ratio: 5.76 Empty weight: 1,900 lb (862 kg) Gross weight: 2,671 lb (1,212 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior nine-cylinder radial engine, 450 hp (336 kW) Performance Cruise speed: 180 mph (290 km/h, 160 kn) Wing loading: 14.14 lb/sq ft ...
The Pitts Model 12 was designed by Curtis Pitts starting in 1993. Pitts presented his completed design on his 80th birthday in December 1995. [4] The Pitts Model 12 is a biplane built using fabric covered welded steel tubing for the fuselage, and fabric covered wings with wood spars. The leading edge is made of formed plywood.
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The ALCO S-2 and S-4 are 1,000-horsepower (746 kW) diesel electric switcher locomotives produced by ALCO and Canadian licensee Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). [1]Powered by turbocharged, 6-cylinder ALCO 539 diesel engines, the two locomotives differed mainly in their trucks: the S-2 had ALCO "Blunt" trucks; the S-4, AAR type A switcher trucks.