Curtis Pitts

Curtis Pitts (December 9, 1916 – June 10, 2005) of Stillmore, Georgia, was a designer of a series of popular aerobatic biplanes, known as the Pitts Special. He also designed the Pitts Samson, built in 1948 for aerobatic pilot Jess Bristow. The Samson was destroyed in a mid-air collision around 1950.^[1]

Curtis grew up in Americus, Georgia and his first airplane was a Waco F.

The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC has called the plane Pitts created in 1943 "revolutionary because of its small size, light weight, short wingspan and extreme agility".

Curtis Pitts died of complications from a heart valve replacement.

See also

• 1943 in aviation

References

1. ^ Pitts Samson

External links

• Budd Davisson's website - Source for Pitts information.
• Pitts Specials Formation Aeroabtic Team - A father and son Pitts team. They fly formation aerobatics, as well as inverted formations.

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Name	Pitts, Curtis
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Date of birth	December 9, 1916
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Date of death	June 10, 2005
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