Pitts Model 12
Have you ever heard a radial engine?
It’s visceral - they are thumping resonant beasts from the past that you feel in your sternum. They are also recalcitrant lumps that leak oil, spit, and snort smoke out the exhaust stacks. Now imagine bolting one on the front of an aerobatic biplane. And not just any biplane - the legendary Curtis Pitts last design. The best.
I grossly underestimated how long it would take to build, but almost 4000 hours later, there she was.
It’s visceral - they are thumping resonant beasts from the past that you feel in your sternum. They are also recalcitrant lumps that leak oil, spit, and snort smoke out the exhaust stacks. Now imagine bolting one on the front of an aerobatic biplane. And not just any biplane - the legendary Curtis Pitts last design. The best.
I grossly underestimated how long it would take to build, but almost 4000 hours later, there she was.