Aviat Pitts S-2S Special
PTS2ICAOVFRMSFS 2020 · 2024
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Single-seat version of the S-2 biplane with a 260 hp Lycoming and a constant-speed prop. Built for unlimited aerobatics; the short tailwheel airframe needs an attentive pilot on landing.
Units
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 152 kt
- Never-exceed speed (VNE)
- 176 kt
- Rate of climb
- 2,800 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- AVGAS 100LL
- Usable fuel
- 125 l
- Total capacity
- 132 l
- Main tank
- 57 l
- Fuselage tank
- 76 l
- Usable fuel weighs
- 90 kg
Runway
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete · Grass
No published runway figures for this type yet.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Analog gauges
- Systems
- Constant-speed propeller
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 0
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 1
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 714 kg
- Empty weight
- 499 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- LAPL(A) · PPL(A)
- Class rating
- SEP (land)
- Extra training or endorsements
- Tailwheel · Variable-pitch propeller · High-performance endorsement (FAA, over 200 hp)
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- VFR only
- Approvals
- Aerobatics
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Aviat
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 1× Piston
- ICAO type designator
- PTS2
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
- In service since
- 1981
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- 2020 · 2024
Scale drawing
TopSideFrontLength 5.28 mWingspan 6.1 mHeight 2.02 m
- Length
- 5.28 m
- Wingspan
- 6.1 m
- Height
- 2.02 m
- Fuselage width
- 0.75 m
- Propeller diameter
- 2 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Aviat Pitts S-2S SpecialLength 5.28 m
- ICON A5Length 7.01 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- Green arc: normal operating range
- Yellow arc: caution, smooth air only
- Red line: never exceed
- 51 kt
- 134 kt
- 134 kt
- 176 kt
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
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