PITTS SPECIAL S2A
My Pitts Special was built from a plan published by the Australian Airborne magazine which, unfortunately, has now ceased publication. It is 1/3 scale with a wingspan of 2m (79”) and conventionally built from balsa/ply. I originally intended to use a Tartan Twin glow engine but found this difficult to start and unreliable when running so I changed it for a DLA 56 petrol engine fitted with an electric autostart system. The model is covered in Solartex and sprayed with Flair Spectrum paint. The fibreglass cowl and wheel pants were obtained from Fiberglass Specialities in America.
All the logos were produced by cutting stencils from masking film and spraying over. VH is the aircraft registration prefix for Australia. POM doesn’t need any explanation (I hope!).
Fuselage-Formers 
Fuselage-Beginnings 
Panels 
Cabane 
Tartan Twin glow engine 
Tartan Twin silencers 
DLA56 petrol engine with autostart 
Cockpit-Facias 
Switch-Harness 
Cockpit 
Fuel Tank 
Wing Stock Parts 
Lower wing 
Lower wing 
Lower wing 
Lower wing 
Upper-Wing 
Wing-Incidence 
Fin 
Tailplane 
Rear-Flying-Wires 
Mick Reeves clevises 
Undercarriage-Shock-Absorber 
Undercarriage Assembly 
Complete Airframe 
Covering 
Panels etc 
Pitts-Logo 
Finished Model 
Ready for action
