Pitts Special - Specifications (S-2B)

Specifications (S-2B)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Length: 18 ft 9 in (5.71 m)
  • Wingspan: 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 7⅓ in (2.02 m)
  • Wing area: 125 ft² (11.6 m²)
  • Empty weight: 1,150 lb (521 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 1,625 lb (737 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Textron Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5 flat-six air cooled piston engine, 260 hp (194 kW)

Performance

  • Never exceed speed: 182 knots (210 mph, 338 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 152 knots (175 mph, 282 km/h) (max cruise)
  • Stall speed: 52 knots (60 mph, 97 km/h)
  • Range: 277 NM (319 mi, 513 km)
  • Service ceiling: 21,000 ft (6,400 m)
  • Rate of climb: 2,700 ft/min (13.7 m/s)
  • Wing loading: 13.0 lb/ft² (63.6 kg/m²)
  • Power/mass: 0.16 hp/lb (0.26 kW/kg)

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