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Having enjoyed my S1-C for about 9 months now and still having a lot to learn from this fantastic little performer, the thought came to me the other day, “what made THIS biplane such a successful aerobatic plane”? In the hangar a few doors down is a nice little DSA1 and up the road at another airport is a Myers little toot. I know there were several different small biplane acro types that were sold as plans and kits with varying success.
What makes the Pitts stand out among all of its peers an the king of the aerobatic biplane? It seems in appearance to be so similar to the rest. Perhaps the swept upper wing? The M6 airfoil? Or some secret sauce that Mr. Curtis added that somehow eluded everyone else at that time???
What makes the Pitts stand out among all of its peers an the king of the aerobatic biplane? It seems in appearance to be so similar to the rest. Perhaps the swept upper wing? The M6 airfoil? Or some secret sauce that Mr. Curtis added that somehow eluded everyone else at that time???
