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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. It has accumulated many competition wins since its first flight in 1944.
[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 Air Force, aware of the new and advancing aeronautic technology, decided to replace the Pitts for a new plane: the Extra 300. This German-produced monoplane-wing media is powered by a Textron Lycoming engine of 300 hp. 2700 rpm 6-cylinder and 3-propeller wood blades covered with carbon fiber. The two-seater plane is built from 60% co
Curtis Hardeman Pitts (December 9, 1915 – June 10, 2005) was an American aircraft designer, aircraft manufacturer, crop duster, and airport fixed-base operator.
Stewart landing his Pitts S-2S Special at the 2013 Avalon Airshow. William Lewis "Skip" Stewart (born February 9, 1968), better known as Skip Stewart, is an aerobatic and commercial pilot from the United States. Stewart flies in airshows in the United States and abroad, in his two highly modified Pitts muscle biplanes.
For more than 30 years, Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts has entertained and enlightened millions of readers, first as a sharp-eared music critic with a deep love for classic R&B, then as a ...
Gary Burbank (born Billy Purser, July 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American radio personality.He was heard daily on WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio, from June 15, 1981, until December 21, 2007, and nationally as the voice of his fictional character, Earl Pitts, in nationally syndicated commentaries until 2021.
Grumman S-2G Tracker 844 in flight at the Tracker re-union at HARS, in October 2019 Airworthy. S-2G VH-NVX painted as N12-152833 (844), ex USN BuNo 152333, of the Royal Australian Navy and formerly operated by the Navy Heritage Flight, since transferred with all RANHF assets to HARS Aviation Museum and returned to flight 14 September 2019 [2] [3]