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 ...

Now there is a new Pitts in town, the S-2C. It rolls at better than 300 degrees per second. The ailerons are so finely balanced that spades are no longer needed; stick forces are not only equal in all directions, they match the force required to operate the rudders.

PITTS S-2B. The two-place Pitts Special S-2B can be flown competitively in unlimited class competition. It is ideal for advanced aerobatic instruction and is our most popular model. Most students who have learned in slower, less responsive aerobatic aircraft, find the Pitts simply requires less work to perform maneuvers accurately.

Browse PITTS S2C factory specications, operating cost, range, speed, and performance for the PITTS S2C manufactured by Aviat.

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First flown in 1967, the Pitts S-2 Special is a two-seat version of the Pitts S-1 Special. It is similar to the single-seat S-1 in basic configuration and construction, but is slightly larger in overall dimensions, with no attempt at commonality of components.

The Pitts Special S-1 is the single-seater, the S-2 is the two-seat aerobatic trainer variant. Plans for the S-1 and Model 14 are currently distributed by Steen Aero Lab while plans for other versions are sold by Aviat Aircraft.

The Pitts Special is a light aerobatic biplane designed by Curtis Pitts. It has accumulated many competition wins since its first flight in 1944. The Pitts Special dominated world aerobatic competition in the 1960s and 1970s and, even today, remains a potent competition aircraft in the lower categories.

Production of this single-seat version of the Pitts S-2A began in late 1978. It has a forward fuselage shortened by 14 in (0.36 m) to accommodate a 260 hp (194 kW) Textron Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5 flat-six engine, driving and McCauley Type 1A/200 two-blade fixed-pitched metal propeller with a spinner.

The Pitts S-2C is a two-seat aerobatic biplane with tandem seating. It was designed by Jim Beasley and first flown on September 19, 1963. The aircraft has an aluminum tube fuselage construction with fabric covering and is powered by a Lycoming O …