Even though the Pitts is no longer competitive at the elite level, it is still popular for training, sport flying, and ...

Designed by Curtis Pitts in the mid-1940s and almost continuously developed, modified, and souped-up ever since, the Pitts Special family of aircraft has challenged and rewarded pilots for decades.

A single-engine Aviat Pitts S-1-11B, also known as a Pitts Special and is an aerobatic aircraft crashed into the Cumberland River in Chapmansboro, Tennessee, around 3 p.m. local time on Monday ...

Neil Parkinson, 40, built his Pitts Special biplane at Gloucestershire airport where he also keeps the aircraft.