COMMON
PTS2
Pitts S-2 Special
The Airshow Biplane
“Small plane. Huge attitude.”
Aviat Aircraft · private
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Length
18 ft 9 in
Wingspan
20 ft 0 in
Max speed
165 kts
Range
250 nmi
Ceiling
15,000 ft
Engines
1x Lycoming AEIO-540 (260 hp)
Crew
1
Max passengers
1
Typical config
tandem 2-seat aerobatic
Built
Unknown
The Pitts Special is the tiny biplane that dominated world aerobatics and never stopped showing off. The two-seat S-2 lets an instructor ride along, which is how generations of pilots discovered what flying upside down actually feels like.
Fun fact
Curtis Pitts designed the original in the 1940s — and the design was still winning aerobatic competitions decades later.
How to spot one
Tiny biplane, often in sunburst paint. Stubby wings with bracing wires, tailwheel, and it's rarely flying straight and level for long.
Crews call it
The Pitts
Sounds like
A snarling six-cylinder with an unmistakable rasp — usually heard mid-loop over an airshow
One might be overhead right now.
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