Pitts
Pitts Overview
Enable yourself to easily perform highly skilled manoeuvres with ease. Become a better, safer, more confident pilot. Become a proud owner of a high performance powerhouse from a distinguished lineage of aircraft that have been precision handcrafted since 1946.
Until you’ve flown the new Pitts S-2C, there’s no way to fully comprehend the way we have harnessed the power, expanded the performance envelope, locked in a new level of precision and taken the lead in aerobatic flying technology.
Specs
Pitts S-2C
| Engine | Lycoming AEIO-540, 260 HP |
| Propeller | The Claw by Hartzell® 76: Composite Constant Speed |
| Length | 17 feet 9 inches |
| Height | 6 feet 5 inches |
| Wing Span | 20 feet |
| Wing Area | 127.5 square feet |
| Wing Loading | 13.3 lb/sqft (normal)/12.7 lb/sqft (aerobatic) |
| Power Loading | 6.59 lb/hp (normal)/6.25 lb/hp (aerobatic) |
| Seats | 2 tandem |
| Cabin Length | 6 feet 11 inches |
| Cabin Width | 28 inches |
| Cabin Height | 47 inches |
| Empty Weight | 1,155 pounds |
| Maximum Gross Weight | 1700 pounds |
| Useful Load | 545 lb (normal)/470 lb (aerobatic) |
| Payload w/Full Fuel | 371 pounds |
| Fuel Capacity w/5 Gallon Wing Tank | 29 U.S. gallons (28 gallons usable) |
Performance
Pitts S-2C
| Aerobatic Flight Load Limits | +6 G/-5 G |
| Takeoff Distance Ground Roll | 554 feet |
| Takeoff Distance Over 50 ft Obstacle | 860 feet |
| Max Demonstrated Crosswind Component | 17 kt |
| Rate of Climb, Sea Level, Minimum Weight | 2,900 fpm |
| Maximum Level Speed, Sea Level | 169 kt |
| Cruise Speed w/30 min rsv. at 75% Power | 150 KTAS/1.6 hours |
| Range w/30 min rsv. at 75% Power | 284 st. miles |
| Fuel Consumption at 75% Power | 84 pph/14 gph |
| Best Economy | 6,000 feet |
| Landing Distance over 50 ft Obstacle | 1,200 feet |
| Landing Distance, Ground Roll | 750 Feet |
| VY (Best Rate of Climb) | KIAS 82 |
| VA (Design Maneuvering) | KIAS 134 |
| VNO (Max Structural Cruising) | KIAS 134 |
| VNE (Never Exceed) | KIAS 185 |
| VSI (Stall, Clean) | KIAS 56 |
This new breed of Pitts Specials, Aviat’s only production model, more than meets the demands of today’s aerobatics. We have brought trumpets into the aerobatic box, heralding a new athleticism, a sinuous grace, a vibrant form of aerobatic energy. For contests, airshows, training, or pure excitement the Pitts S-2C sizzles and dazzles.
Vertical lines are where the S-2C beats them all. You have never seen the kind of hang time that’s possible in an S-2C. After improving the wing tip shape, flattening the belly, improving the engine cowling and redesigning the windshield, this model cruises 15 mph faster than the earlier model. Precision point rolls are possible at any speed thanks to the new wings and world class stick centering. The new aerodynamic vertical and horizontal tails make manoeuvring in any direction a snap.
Click below to view the specification & performance:
