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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.
Data from National Air and Space Museum; Plane & Pilot Magazine General characteristics Crew: one Length: 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m) Upper wingspan: 17 ft 4 in (5.3 m) Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.6 m) Wing area: 125.0 sq ft (11.61 m 2) Empty weight: 710–720 lb (326 kg) Gross weight: 1,100–1,950 lb (499 kg) Fuel capacity: 19 US gal (16 imp gal; 72 L) Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-360 -B4A air-cooled four ...
Pitts Special (Homebuilt - 1944) Pitts Model 12 (Homebuilt - 1996) Pitts S-2 in low level sideways flight. Rans S-9 Chaos (Homebuilt - 1986) Rans S-10 Sakota (Homebuilt - 1988) Rans S-16 Shekari (Homebuilt - 1994) Reflex Lightning Bug (Homebuilt - 1990s) Rihn DR-107 One Design (homebuilt - 1993) Rihn DR-109 (homebuilt - 1990s) Rose Parakeet ...
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 ...
This category is for aircraft designed, manufactured or marketed by Curtis Pitts. Pages in category "Pitts aircraft" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
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 ...
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