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Pitts S-2B. Pitts S-1E. Pitts S-1T. Pitts Special in flight. The Pitts Special (company designations S-1 and S-2) is a series of light aerobatic biplanes designed by Curtis Pitts. It has accumulated many competition wins since its first flight in 1944. The Pitts biplanes dominated world aerobatic competition in the 1960s and 1970s and, even ...
Curtis Hardeman Pitts (December 9, 1915 – June 10, 2005) was an American aircraft designer, aircraft manufacturer, crop duster, and airport fixed-base operator. He became widely known and revered in the aerobatics community for his design of the Pitts Special, a series of highly aerobatic biplanes. Pitts Specials dominated aerobatic ...
Robert Clifton "Rabbit" Pitts (July 27, 1979 – August 25, 2024) was an American businessman, television personality, and classic car enthusiast. He was best known for co-starring in the Netflix series Tex-Mex Motors , and his storytelling on the YouTube channel VINwiki .
The Samson Mite is a 75% scale version of the original Wolf Samson replica and was originally powered by a 150 hp (110 kW) Rotec R3600 engine driving a 86 in (220 cm) Whirl Wind propeller. [7][8] The aircraft has a wing area of 110 sq ft (10 m 2) and features ailerons on the bottom wings. [7] The Samson Mite was debuted during the 2017 Sun 'n ...
Pitts built a monoplane racer Special in the early postwar years. 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 ...
Christen Industries S-2B Pitts Special C-GRPS belonging to the Pitts Specials Team on display at Smiths Falls-Montague Airport Ontario 4 June 2006. The Pitts Specials Formation Aerobatic Team is a civilian airshow team flying Pitts Special S-2B biplanes throughout the United States, Central America and Canada.
Gaylen Richard Pitts (June 6, 1946 – October 10, 2024) was an American professional baseball player, manager and baseball coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics , and coached in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Pitts Special (disambiguation) Pitts Special may refer to: Pitts Special (aerobatic biplane) Pitts Special (monoplane) Pitts Special (roller coaster) Category: