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Data from Pitts model 12.com General characteristics Capacity: 2 Length: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) Wingspan: 23 ft (7.0 m) Empty weight: 1,550 lb (703 kg) Gross weight: 2,250 lb (1,021 kg) Fuel capacity: 54 gal Powerplant: 1 × Vedeneyev M14P/PF, 360 hp (270 kW) Propellers: 3-bladed MT Propeller Performance Cruise speed: 150 kn (170 mph, 270 km/h) Stall speed: 56 kn (64 mph, 103 km/h) Range: 430 nmi ...
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.
The M14P is also used in some experimental aircraft and kit designs such as the Murphy Moose, Radial Rocket, Pitts Model 12, and others. The M14PF is a 400 hp (298 kW) version of the M14P. Design and development
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Pitts was inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame in 1991, [25] and the International Council of Airshows (ICAS) Foundation Hall of Fame in 2002. [2] "Ma Pitts", Willie Mae, passed away in 1998. The last aircraft Curtis designed was the Pitts Model 14, a large biplane similar in size to the Model 12, but no example was built during his ...
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 .
The aircraft was intended to compete with the Pitts Special. Designed by Frank Christensen, originally of Salt Lake City, [1] the Eagle II is marketed in kit form for homebuilding. The Eagle II is a small aircraft of conventional configuration with single-bay, equal-span staggered biplane wings braced with streamlined flying and landing wires ...
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