Pitts Special (monoplane)

This article is about the monoplane racer. For the aerobatic biplane series, see Pitts Special.
Pitts Special
Role Racing monoplane
National origin United States
Designer Curtis Pitts





Pitts built a monoplane racer Special in the early postwar years. Pitts also built several monoplane racing planes in the 1940sā€“1950s, the most famous of which was the low-winged "Pellet" of 1947 and the mid-winged Special Lil' Monster & Miss Dayton of 1951.[1] Among other one-off projects, he also built a two-seat sport monoplane called the Big Hickey.[2]

References

  1. ā†‘ Donald 1999, p. 682.
  2. ā†‘ Pitts Aircraft


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