Curtis Pitts

Curtis Pitts (1916 - June 10, 2005) of Homestead, Florida was a designer of a series of popular aerobatic biplanes, known as the Pitts Special.

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1916 - June 10 - 2005 - Homestead - Florida - Designer - Aerobatic - Biplanes - Pitts Special

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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".

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Smithsonian Institution - National Air and Space Museum - Washington, DC - 1943

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Curtis Pitts died of complications from a heart valve replacement.

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