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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 .
[4] [5] In 1971, Cole and Art Scholl purchased the first two Pitts S2A models in production, later becoming a Pitts dealer. [6] Marion's original S-2A is still flying, and was returned from Canadian registry to US registry in 2018. [7] In the late 1970s Cole taught aerobatic training for civilian Beechcraft Bonanza pilots in a 1968 E33C. [8]
The record was broken in 2014 by Spencer Suderman in 2014 in a Pitts S2-B performing 81 spins from 23,000 ft altitude. [5] A Giles 202 crashed on Friday 28 August 2015 during practice for an air show at Stewart International Airport near New Windsor, NY, about 60 miles north of New York City. Photos taken by a bystander show the tail separating ...
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — It was fitting Iowa retired Caitlin Clark’s jersey the day the Hawkeyes played USC.. The date was chosen because of the symmetry: Feb. 2, or 2/2, which, as anyone not living ...
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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