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Pitts S-1T
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Re: Pitts S-1T
Well, the pitts company let cox make a u-control pitts bipe. I guess they are corpoate "freinds' or something...?
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Re: Pitts S-1T
Beautiful photo Matt. Tnx.
I found this quite by accident.....or not.
Scroll down to post #133.
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?40119-Pitts-S-1-Special-by-Addictive-sim/page9
Bob
I found this quite by accident.....or not.
Scroll down to post #133.
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?40119-Pitts-S-1-Special-by-Addictive-sim/page9
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Re: Pitts S-1T
Art Scholl was a legendary icon flying the Pitts S-2A. I believe his fame started in the early 1960's lasting until the mid 1970's. He was the Evil Knievel of the air. I have a American Modeller of Art in his Chipmunk holding the Cox Chipmunk as well. Unfortunately, Art lost his life in 1985 or 1986 due to a problem he encountered during some filming. Art's stunts were used in hundreds of movies that required aircraft aerobatics. Art's S-2A plane had the Cox insignia on the fuse as well. Ken
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Re: Pitts S-1T
If i remember correctly, it was during the filming of "Top Gun" he lost his life. His Pitts entered a spin he could not recover from due to the heavy camera equipment. He crashed in to the sea and was (again if i remember correctly) never found. Sad ending for a great aviator.
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Re: Pitts S-1T
You don't really appreciate the Pitts S-1 until you stand next to it. Very small airplane. The wingspan is aound 17 and a half feet.
Also if you notice in the inverted pic you can see the amount of down elevator input which is required to maintain level flight.
I was lucky enough to see Art Scholl fly his Chipmunk at an airshow. He would do a snap roll right after takeoff, and the wingtips would just clear the ground by a few feet. He was an amazing pilot.
Also if you notice in the inverted pic you can see the amount of down elevator input which is required to maintain level flight.
I was lucky enough to see Art Scholl fly his Chipmunk at an airshow. He would do a snap roll right after takeoff, and the wingtips would just clear the ground by a few feet. He was an amazing pilot.
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Re: Pitts S-1T
I was sitting on the runway one day " position and hold" from the tower, some guy calls tower and asks for straight up departure.
I thought what the hay is that, little Pitts rolls out half way down the runway, takeoff roll about 20 feet then straight up. WOW.
I thought what the hay is that, little Pitts rolls out half way down the runway, takeoff roll about 20 feet then straight up. WOW.
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Re: Pitts S-1T
I'm too big to fit into one.
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Re: Pitts S-1T
I was IN a pitts when it did that...crankbndr wrote:I was sitting on the runway one day " position and hold" from the tower, some guy calls tower and asks for straight up departure.
I thought what the hay is that, little Pitts rolls out half way down the runway, takeoff roll about 20 feet then straight up. WOW.
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