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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.
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 .
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.
The Pitts Samson was an aerobatic biplane designed by Curtis Pitts in 1948. Design and development. The Samson was designed for aerobatic pilot Jess Bristow. [1]
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Rob Pitss/YouTube Tex Mex Motors star Rob “Rabbit” Pitts died at age 45 after battling stomach cancer. Pitts’ videographer confirmed the Netflix star’s death in the comments section of his ...
The Pitts Model 12 (also known by its nicknames "Bolshoi," "Macho Stinker," and "Pitts Monster"[1]) is a high-performance [2]) aerobatic biplane designed around the Vedeneyev M14P/PF Russian engine. The aircraft can be built from plans or as a kit plane , or bought ready-to-fly from the factory.