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{{Infobox aircraft
 |name = Pitts Special <br> S-1 / S-2
 |image = File:Pitts Specials ‘G-SWON’ & ‘G-STUI’ (51547688785).jpg
 |caption = A Pitts S-1S Special (left) and a modified S-2AE Special (right) in formation in 2021.
 |type = [[Aerobatics|Aerobatic]] [[biplane]]
 |national_origin=United States
 |manufacturer = [[Aviat]] (current)
 |designer= [[Curtis Pitts]]
 |first_flight= September 1944
 |primary_user=
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 |introduction=
 |retired=
 |number_built=
 |status=In production
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[[File:Pitts_Curtis_S1C.JPG|right|thumb|Little Stinker in the Smithsonian]]
[[File:Pitts S1S-b Lg.jpg|right|thumb|S-1S]]
[[File:S-1S 4.jpg|right|thumb|Modified S-1S]]
[[File:Modified Pitts S-1.jpg|right|thumb|Modified S-1S]]
[[File:ChristenIndustriesS-2BPittsSpecialC-GRPS01.jpg|thumb|Christen Industries S-2B Pitts Special belonging to the [[Pitts Specials Formation Aerobatic Team]]]]
[[File:Pitts-S-2C-BBA.jpg|right|thumb|2001 Aviat Pitts S-2C]]
[[File:Pitts S1-11a Lg.jpg|right|thumb|S-1-11B Pitts Special]]
[[File:pitts.s-2a.n74dc.arp.jpg|thumb|right|Pitts S-2A]]
[[File:pitts.s-2a.n74dc.cockpit.arp.jpg|thumb|right|Cockpit of Pitts S-2A]]
[[File:PITTS -S2B.jpg|thumb|right|Pitts S-2B]]
[[File:pitts.s-1e.g-okay.arp.jpg|thumb|right|Pitts S-1E]]
[[File:Pitts Special S-1T C-GZRO 02.JPG|thumb|right|Pitts S-1T]]
[[File:OH-XPA at EFSE 20080802 01.jpg|thumb|right|Pitts Special in flight]]

The '''Pitts Special''' (company designations '''S-1''' and '''S-2''') is a series of light [[aerobatics|aerobatic]] [[biplane]]s 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.<ref name="Foster">Montgomery and Foster 1992, p. 92.</ref><ref name="Plane and Pilot">"Plane and Pilot" 1977, p. 84.</ref>

==Design and development==
Curtis Pitts began the design of a single-seat aerobatic biplane in 1943–1944.<ref name= "Taylor p. 899.">Taylor 1980, p. 899.</ref> The design has been refined continuously since the prototype first flew in September 1944; however, the current Pitts S-2 still remains quite close to the original in concept and in design.<ref name="Janes 88 p381"/>

Several of the aircraft that Curtis Pitts built had a picture of a skunk on them and were called "Stinkers". After she bought it, aerobatic performer [[Betty Skelton]] called the second aircraft that Curtis built, "Little Stinker". The prototype S-2, which was the first two-seat Pitts, was "Big Stinker", the prototype Model 11 (later called S-1-11B) was "Super Stinker", and the prototype [[Pitts Model 12|Model 12]] was the "Macho Stinker".<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100515061108/http://m12builder.com/ The Pitts Model 12]}} Palmer Aeroworks Limited, 2 May 2008. Retrieved: 6 August 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/pitts-special-s-1c|title=Pitts Special S-1C|date=17 March 2016|website=National Air and Space Museum|access-date=5 April 2019|archive-date=31 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231153231/https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/pitts-special-s-1c|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1962 Curtis Pitts set up Pitts Enterprises to sell plans of the S-1C to homebuilders.<ref name="Simpson125">Simpson 1991, p. 125.</ref>

===Current versions===
[[Type certificate|Certified]] versions of the Pitts are now produced by [[Aviat Aircraft]] in [[Afton, Wyoming]]. It is available as the S-1 single-seater with an up to 200&nbsp;hp (150&nbsp;kW) [[flat-4]] [[Lycoming engine]] and a 17&nbsp;ft 4 in (5.28 m) wingspan, or as the S-2 two-seater variant featuring a 260&nbsp;hp (194&nbsp;kW) [[flat-6]] Lycoming and a 20&nbsp;ft (6.1 m) wingspan. Pitts Specials have been equipped with engines of up to 450&nbsp;hp (338&nbsp;kW).<ref name="Foster"/>

Plans for the single-seat Pitts S-1S are also available from Aviat Aircraft. The S-1C and derivative S-1SS plans and kits are supplied by [[Steen Aero Lab]] in [[Palm Bay, Florida]]. Many hundreds of homebuilders have successfully completed and flown the Pitts since plans became available in 1960.<ref name="Pitts Overview">[http://www.aviataircraft.com/poverview.html Pitts Overview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804185526/http://www.aviataircraft.com/poverview.html |date=2008-08-04 }}</ref>

==Operational history==
All single-seat (S-1) and two-seat (S-2) Pitts Specials are variations of the basic design from 1944.

The aircraft was popularized by [[Betty Skelton Erde|Betty Skelton]], [[Caro Bayley]], and other air show performers, which led to the offering of plans in 1962.<ref name="Simpson125"/>

Pitts produced limited numbers of aircraft during the 1940s and 1950s. The Pitts Special became the standard by which all other aerobatic aircraft were judged. After a number of homebuilt aircraft were produced from rough hand-drawn plans produced by Pitts, more professionally drawn plans went on sale in 1962. While many homebuilt aircraft were built in the 1960s, earning the S-1 a reputation as an excellent aerobatic aircraft, Pitts worked on the design of a two-seat aerobatic trainer version, the S-2, which first flew in 1967 and gained its [[type certificate]] in 1971. Factory-built aircraft produced by the Aerotek company at [[Afton, Wyoming]] were joined in production by the single-seat S-1S in 1973.<ref name="Donald Civil p683">Donald 1999, p. 683.</ref><ref name="Donald Civil p684">Donald 1999, p. 684.</ref>

In 1972, the US Aerobatic Team won the World Championships flying only Pitts biplanes.<ref name="Plane and Pilot"/>

In 1977 Curtis Pitts sold his interests in the Pitts S-1 and S-2 to Doyle Child.<ref name="Simpson125"/> Child later sold the rights in 1981 to Frank Christensen, who continued production at the Afton plant under the guise of Christen Industries.<ref name="Donald Civil p684"/> The rights for homebuilt versions of the Pitts were sold in 1994 to [[Steen Aero Lab]],<ref name="Brassey's 99 p585">Taylor 1999, p. 585.</ref> with the Afton factory and production rights being transferred to [[Aviat]].
 
Curtis Pitts died in 2005 at age 89. At the time of his death, he was working with Steen on the prototype of the new Pitts Model 14, a brand new, two-seat biplane designed for unlimited aerobatics powered by the 400&nbsp;[[horsepower]] [[Vedeneyev M14P]] [[radial engine]]. The rights to the Pitts name is currently owned by [[Aviat]] which also owns the similar model to the Pitts in the [[Christen Eagle]].<ref name= "Pitts Overview"/>

The current inverted [[Flat spin (aviation)|flat spin]] world record is 98 set on March 20, 2016 by air show performer [[Spencer Suderman]] over [[Yuma, Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-inverted-flat-spins-in-an-aircraft|title = Most inverted flat spins in an aircraft|access-date = 7 April 2016|author = Guinness World Records|year = 2016|author-link = Guinness World Records}}</ref>  Suderman flew the Sunbird S-1x, a [[Lycoming IO-540]]-powered experimental variant of the Pitts S1. The maneuver began from 24,500' over the Yuma Proving Grounds and was recovered at 2,000' AGL.<ref name="UniqueNameOfRef">{{cite web|url = http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2016/March/24/Spin-doctor-Suderman-crushes-record|title = Spin doctor crushes record|access-date = 26 March 2016|last = Tulis|first = David|work=[[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association]]|date = 24 March 2016}}</ref> The previous world record for the number of consecutive turns in a flat spin was 81 also set by Spencer Suderman on March 13, 2014 in a Pitts S-2B from 23,000&nbsp;ft altitude over the [[Naval Air Facility El Centro]].<ref>{{Cite journal|journal=AOPA Pilot|date=June 2014|title=Record Setter|author=David Hirshman|page=26}}</ref>

==Variants==
;S-1
:Basic single-seat Pitts aerobatic biplane with a flat M6 aerofoil section and lower wing [[aileron]]s only, fitted with a variety of engines.<ref name="Simpson126">Simpson 1991, p. 126.</ref> Two were built, the first named ''Special'' and the second ''Li'l Stinker''.<ref name="aerofiles Pa">{{cite web |url=http://aerofiles.com/_pa.html |title=American airplanes: Pa - Pi |publisher=Aerofiles.com |date=2009-05-02 |access-date=2011-03-16}}</ref>
;S-1C
:Amateur-built S-1 single-seat aircraft, flat bottom wing with ailerons on lower wing only, designed for 100–180&nbsp;hp (75–134&nbsp;kW) engines. First flown in 1960, the S-1 is currently available as a [[homebuilt aircraft|plans-built aircraft]] from Steen Aero Lab.<ref name="Janes 76 p527">Taylor 1976, p. 527.</ref><ref name="Kitplanes1999pg69">"1999 Plans Aircraft Directory" 1999, p. 69.</ref>
;S-1D
:Amateur-built S-1C with ailerons on all four wings, generally similar to S-1S.<ref name="Simpson126"/><ref name="Taylor1982">Taylor 1982, p. 187.</ref>
;S-1E
:Amateur-built S-1C using factory-produced kits. Uses symmetrical [[airfoil]].<ref name="Simpson126"/><ref name="Taylor1982"/>
;S-1S
:Aerotek-built [[Type certificate|certified]] S-1C for competition aerobatics, round airfoil section, four ailerons, and powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) [[Lycoming AEIO-360]]-B4A; 61 built.<ref name="Simpson126"/><ref name="Taylor1982"/> This model is also available from [[Aviat Aircraft]] as a [[homebuilt aircraft|plans-built]] aircraft.<ref name="Kitplanes1999pg53">"1999 Plans Aircraft Directory" 1999, p. 53.</ref>
;S-1SS
:Similar to the [[Type certificate|certified]] S-1S "Roundwing". 180–200+ hp (134–149 kW), single-seat, homebuilt, symmetrical wing, four symmetrical "Super-Stinker" style ailerons, 300 degree/s roll rate, fixed-pitch propeller. This model is available in [[homebuilt aircraft|plans and components]] form from Steen Aero Lab.<ref name="SteenS-1">[http://www.steenaero.com/PittsS1/ "The Pitts S1-C and S1-SS."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413061014/http://www.steenaero.com/PittsS1/ |date=13 April 2023 }} Steen Aero Lab, 2008. Retrieved: 8 August 2008.</ref>
;S-1T
:Aerotek-built S-1C with a 200 hp (149 kW) [[Lycoming O-360|Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E]] and minor changes; 64 built.<ref name="Simpson126"/> Four-aileron, single-seat, factory-built, symmetrical wing, symmetrical ailerons, constant speed two- or three-blade [[Hartzell Propeller|Hartzell]] propeller. The top wing was moved forward compared to the S-1S for weight and balance. This model was in production in 2008 from Aviat Aircraft as an "on-demand" manufacture product.<ref name="Janes 88 p381">Taylor 1988, p. 381.</ref><ref name= "Pitts Overview"/>
;S-1-11B
:Known as Model 11 "Super Stinker", 300+ hp (220 kW) Lycoming, four-aileron, single-seat, experimental-plans or factory-built and factory component parts, symmetrical airfoil, three-blade constant speed prop, rolls better than 300 degree/s, climbs better than 3,000 ft/min (15.3 m/s).<ref name= "Pitts Overview"/><ref name="SteenHistory">[http://www.steenaero.com/PittsS1/history.cfm "Pitts S1 Historical Information."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413062517/http://www.steenaero.com/PittsS1/history.cfm |date=13 April 2023 }} Steen Aero Lab, 2008. Retrieved: 8 August 2008.</ref>
;S-2
:Scaled up S-1 with tandem two-seat fuselage and powered by a 200 hp (149 kW) [[Lycoming O-360|Lycoming AEIO-360-B4A]] piston engine.<ref name="Simpson126"/>
;S-2A
:Aerotek-built S-2A with a 200 hp (149 kW) [[Lycoming O-360|Lycoming AEIO-360-A1A]] or -A1E piston engine, [[constant speed propeller]], later builds have a longer landing gear and a {{convert|2|in|mm|adj=mid|-wider}} front cockpit; 259 built.<ref name="Simpson126"/><ref name="Taylor1982"/>
;S-2B
:Aerotek-built S-2A with a 260 hp (194 kW) [[Lycoming O-540|Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5]] engine, upper wing auxiliary fuel tank, the landing gear and upper wings were moved forward six inches; 196 built. The aircraft is out of production but is supported by Aviat Aircraft.<ref name= "Pitts Overview"/><ref name="Simpson126"/>
;S-2C
:Four aileron, two-seat, factory-built, symmetric airfoil, 260 hp (194 kW) Lycoming driving constant speed three-blade propeller, current production model. This was an evolution of the S-2B model, with improved ailerons and rudder, flat bottom fuselage, lower profile bungee gear, better inverted handling, and certified for +6 -5g. It is in production in 2008 by Aviat Aircraft.<ref name= "Pitts Overview"/>
;S-2E
:Amateur-built S-2A from factory-produced kits.<ref name="Simpson126"/>
;S-2S
:Aerotek-built S-2B with a single cockpit and a twin tank fuel system. The fuselage is shortened by 14 inches (35 cm) forward of the cockpit to allow the installation of the heavier 260 hp (194 kW) [[Lycoming O-540|Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5]]. The wingspan is 20 ft, 0 inches (6.10 m); 17 built. This model is currently out of production, but supported by Aviat Aircraft.<ref name= "Pitts Overview"/><ref name="Simpson126"/><ref name="Taylor1982"/>
;S-2SE
:Amateur-built S-2S from factory-produced kits.<ref name="Simpson126"/>

==Operators==
===Military operators===
* {{CHI}} (From 1980 to 1989)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aerobaticteams.net/en/resources/i109/Halcones-Aerobatic-Team-History.html |title=Halcones Aerobatic Team History |publication-date=2022 |access-date=June 6, 2022 |publisher=Aerobatic Teams }}</ref>
* {{JOR}}
** [[Royal Jordanian Falcons]] aerobatic team (4 S-2As)<ref>Andrade 1982, page 138</ref>
* {{VEN}}

===Civil operators===
*[[Goodyear Eagles Aerobatics Display Team]] - 4 X Aviat S-2B<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodyeareagles.com/|title=Goodyear Eagles – South African formation display aerobatics team|work=goodyeareagles.com|access-date=30 September 2016}}</ref>
*[[Pitts Specials Formation Aerobatic Team]] – 2 X S-2B

==Aircraft on display==
'''Canada'''
* S-1C on static display at the [[Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum]] in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pitts Special S-1C |url=http://acamuseum.ca/on-display/aircraft-collection/pitts-special-s-1c |website=Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>
* S-2A on static display at the [[Canada Aviation and Space Museum]] in [[Ottawa, Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pitts Special S-2A (Modified) |url=http://ingeniumcanada.org/aviation/artifact/pitts-special-s-2a-modified |website=Canada Aviation and Space Museum |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>

'''Italy'''
* S-1T on static display at [[Volandia]] in [[Somma Lombardo|Somma Lombardo, Varese]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pitts Special |url=http://volandia.it/en/velivolo/pitts-special |website=Volandia |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>

'''United States'''
* S-1 on static display at the [[MAPS Air Museum]] in [[North Canton, Ohio]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pitts S-1 "Pitts Special" |url=http://mapsairmuseum.org/pitts-s-1-pitts-special |website=MAPS Air Museum |date=3 February 2020 |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>
* S-1C on static display at the [[Aerospace Museum of California]] in [[North Highlands, California]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pitts Special S-1C |url=http://www.aerospaceca.org/pitts-special-s-1c |website=Aerospace Museum of California |access-date=3 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417204725/http://www.aerospaceca.org/pitts-special-s-1c |archive-date=17 April 2016}}</ref>
* S-1C on static display at the [[Hiller Aviation Museum]] in [[San Carlos, California]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Aircraft on Display |url=http://www.hiller.org/museum/aircraft-on-display |website=Hiller Aviation Museum |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>
* S-1C on static display at the [[Pima Air & Space Museum]] in [[Tucson, Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pitts S-1C Special |url=http://pimaair.org/museum-aircraft/pitts-special |website=Pima Air & Space Museum |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>
* S-1C on static display at the [[Udvar-Hazy Center]] of the [[National Air and Space Museum]] in [[Chantilly, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pitts Special S-1C |url=http://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/pitts-special-s-1c/nasm_A19850806000 |website=National Air and Space Museum |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>
* S-1S on static display at the [[San Diego Air and Space Museum]] in [[San Diego, California]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pitts Special |url=http://sandiegoairandspace.org/collection/item/pitts-special |website=San Diego Air & Space Museum |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>
* S-1S On static display at the [[Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum]] in [[McMinnville, Oregon]].{{Cn|date=April 2024}}
* S-2 on static display at the [[EAA Aviation Museum]] in [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1966 Pitts S-2 Special - N22Q |url=http://www.eaa.org/eaa-museum/museum-collection/aircraft-collection-folder/1966-pitts-s-2-special---n22q |website=EAA |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>
* S-2B on static display at the [[Frontiers of Flight Museum]] in [[Dallas, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pitts S-2B |url=http://www.flightmuseum.com/aircraft/pitts-s-2b |website=Frontiers of Flight Museum |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>
* On static display at the [[Virginia Air & Space Center]] in [[Hampton, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Aircraft |url=http://vasc.org/exhibits/aircraft |website=Virginia Air & Space Center |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>
* On static display at the [[Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum]] in [[Denver, Colorado]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Aircraft Exhibits |url=http://wingsmuseum.org/museum/exhibits/aircraftexhibits |website=Wings Over the Rockies |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>

==Specifications==
[[File:EM DSC 2060 (2878508582).jpg|thumb|Pitts S-1S museum information desk]]

=== Pitts S-1S ===
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=National Air and Space Museum;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/pitts-s-1s-special/nasm_A19740186000|title=Pitts S-1S Special, Inventory Number A19740186000|website=National Air and Space Museum}}</ref> Plane & Pilot Magazine<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/pitts-s-1s-special/|title=PITTS S-1S “SPECIAL”|website=Plane & Pilot Magazine|publisher=FLYING Media}}</ref>
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=== Pitts S-2B ===
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|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=[[Lycoming O-540|Textron Lycoming AEIO-540]]-D4A5
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==See also==
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|see also=
|related=
*[[Pitts Samson]]
*[[Pitts Model 12]]
*[[Vancil Spitz S1]], an ultralight S-1 replica
*{{ill|Gorobets (aircraft)|uk|Горобець (літак)|lt=Gorobets}}, a modified fullmetal S-1 replica, powered by [[Walter Minor]] М332A
|similar aircraft=
*[[Acro Sport II]]
*[[Sorrell Hiperbipe]]
*[[Steen Skybolt]]
*[[Aviat Eagle II]] (Christen Eagle)
|lists=<!-- related lists -->
}}

==References==

===Notes===
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
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* "1999 Plans Aircraft Directory."  ''Kitplanes Magazine''  Volume 16, Number 1, January 1999, Belvior Publications, Aviation Publishing Group LLC.
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* Taylor, John W.R., ed. ''Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89''. Coulsden, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group, 1988. {{ISBN|0-7106-0867-5}}.
* Taylor, John W.R., ed. ''Jane's Pocket Book of Light Aircraft - Second Edition''. Coulsden, Surrey, UK: Jane's Publishing Company, 1982. {{ISBN|0-7106-0121-2}}.
* Taylor, Michael J.H., ed. ''Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000 Edition''. London: Brassey's, 1999. {{ISBN|1-85753-245-7}}.
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{{refend}}

* [https://mars58superstinker.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/3view-cabanes.png Three View Super Stinker] (PNG). Super Stinker, Inc., 1995.

==External links==
{{Commons category multi|Pitts S-1 Special|Pitts S-2 Special}}
* [http://aviataircraft.com/aviat-aircraft-pitts/ Aviat Aircraft Pitts]
* [http://www.steenaero.com/ Steen aero lab]
* [http://www.avweb.com/news/features/Used-Aircraft-Guide-Pitts-Special-225642-1.html AVweb Used Aircraft Guide: Pitts Special]

{{Aircraft designed by Curtis Pitts}}
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{{Poberezny aircraft}}

[[Category:1940s United States sport aircraft]]
[[Category:Aerobatic aircraft]]
[[Category:Pitts aircraft|Special]]
[[Category:Biplanes]]
[[Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft]]
[[Category:Aviat aircraft]]
[[Category:Aircraft first flown in 1944]]
[[Category:Aircraft with fixed conventional landing gear]]
[[Category:Single-engined piston aircraft]]