1944 sportplane family by Pitts
Pitts Special
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 today, remain potent competition aircraft in the lower categories.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Aviat Aircraft Inc.
- Country of origin
- United States
- Length
- 4.71 m
- Wingspan
- 5.28 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 120 kt
- Max speed
- 136 kt
- Range
- 350 nm
- Service ceiling
- 21,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 2,600 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,950 lb
- Empty weight
- 720 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 19 US gal
- Powerplant
- Lycoming IO-360-B4A
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 15.5 ft
- Wingspan
- 17.3 ft
- Height
- 5.5 ft
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.