EAA 70th Anniversary Pitts poster now available

[Bartman]

70 years ago on Aug 28 Curtis Pitts logged the first flight of Pitts Special #1

https://www.aerobatics.org.uk/events/2015-pitts-70th

and the EAA is commemorating the flight with a 70th anniversary bash at Oshkosh 2015 and a special poster to go along with it.

The poster is available online for $9.99 plus shipping.

http://www.shopeaa.net/iacposterpitts70thanniversary2015.aspx

 

[Jetpainter]

70 years, hard to believe the basic design is that old.

 

[Bartman]

and you can still go out with a basic plans-standard 160 hp Pitts S1-C (two ailerons, flat bottom wings) and kick butt at weekend contests if you're any good!!

 

[Jetpainter]

It's hard to believe the first one only had 55 horsepower!

Here is a link to an interesting article I stumbled across.
http://www.steenaero.com/articles_detail.cfm?ArticleID=40

 

[Pistolera]

Just ordered me one of those posters...will look great in my new shop with the 33% S1-T hanging from the ceiling

 

[WMcNabb]

Anyone planning to be at AirVenture this year? Should be a nice gathering of Pitts there.