Pitts S-2B Special

Specifications
Aircraft Type:	Aerobatics
First Flight:	September 1944
Wingspan:	20 feet
Length:	18 feet 9 inches
Height:	6 feet 8 inches
Weight:	1,150 pounds
Capacity:	Two
Status:	Display - Flyable

Florida crop duster Curtis Pitts created the first Pitts Special biplane in 1944 because he wanted to fly something more exciting and dynamic than the old Stearman he flew over cotton fields every day. Pitts’ second Special became “Little Stinker”, flown by Betty Skelton, who won the U.S. Women’s Aerobatics Championships four years in a row, from 1948 to 1951. By the 1960s, aerobatics flyers and their Specials were winning titles worldwide. The planes became known as one of the best stunt aircraft ever built. This Pitts was a favorite of Captain Michael King Smith, who often flew the speedy little aircraft in air show performances.