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[ UNSCANNED ARTICLES ]
SKYBOLT - UNSCANNED ARTICLES
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Skybolt
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Air Progress
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06/1972
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Pg. 56
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Robert Hegge
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Not yet posted. Thanks to Bobby Williams for alerting us to this article. We hope to have a copy of this available soon.
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A Sky-Bolt Story
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Sport Aviation
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10/1976
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Gordon F. Price
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Not yet posted.
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Skybolt Info
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Sport Aviation
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02/1978
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Pg. 23
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Not yet posted. Charles B. Smith's modified Skybolt which has shortened wings and balanced ailerons and elevators.
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Skybolt N52DH
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Sport Aviation
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02/1978
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Pg. C, 51
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Dean M. Hall
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Not yet posted. Extensive article and cover photo of Dean M. Hall's Skybolt N52DH, with lots of photos and diagrams of features and modifications.
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Skybolt Photos
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Sport Aviation
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06/1978
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Pg. 37, 38
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Not yet posted. Photo on p. 37 of 260hp Skybolt N73F built by Robert Falcone. Has Cessna spring gear. Photo on p. 38 of O-360 powered Skybolt N492X built by Frederick R. Miller.
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Back Cover Painting
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Sport Aviation
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11/1978
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Pg. 7, BC
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Not yet posted. Popular aviation artist Stan Stokes' painting of a Skybolt, which won 2nd place in the 1978 Sport Aviation Art Competition. It was inspired by the Skybolt he was building in 1978. P. 7 includes more information.
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Back Cover: Skybolt Painting
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Sport Aviation
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07/1979
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Pg. BC
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Not yet posted. Back cover painting of Skybolt C-GAVB in a loop.
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The Sturdy Skybolt
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Kitplanes
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04/1985
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Pg. 64
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Don Downie
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Not yet posted.
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Better... The Second Time Around
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Sport Aviation
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07/1985
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Pg. 56
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Mark Danielson
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Not yet posted. Article about tweaking a Skybolt after 200 hours of flying.
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Firebolt Convertible Joins Ranks of Aerobatic Biplanes
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Kitplanes
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10/1987
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Pg. 10
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Not yet posted.
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Flying a Steen Roller (Skybolt)
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Kitplanes
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02/1988
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Pg. 60
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Not yet posted.
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The First Firebolt
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Sport Aviation
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01/1989
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Pg. 13
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Jack Cox
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Not yet posted. Article about Guy Moman Jr.'s Firebolt, the first of the type to fly and Reserve Grand Champion (Plans-built) at Oshkosh 1988.
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Randy Harris Article
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Kitplanes
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05/1989
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Not yet posted. Randy Harris in Kitplanes May 89? (Seen on Bearfeat.com)
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Skybolt... A Family Affair
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Sport Aviation
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04/1993
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Pg. C, 16
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Jack Cox
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Not yet posted. Article about the beautiful Skybolt built by the Cumberland family. Includes many photos and cover photo. Airplane won Lindy award at Oshkosh 1992.
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Remembering LaMar Steen (Skybolt)
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Kitplanes
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09/1994
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Pg. 77
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Not yet posted.
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John Prokop's Legacy (JP-1 Skybolt)
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Kitplanes
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09/1996
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Pg. 59
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Not yet posted.
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Getting Started
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Sport Aerobatics
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01/1997
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Pg. FC, 16
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Jeff Granger
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Not yet posted. Article about getting into aerobatics, including a good deal about the author's Skybolt. Skybolt photo on cover.
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Steen Skybolt
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Custom Planes
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12/2000
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Pg. 22
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Pete Fusco
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Not yet posted. Article about Skybolt N400RF, completed by Bob Fraker in 1997 and later owned by Pete Fusco. Some info on the Firebolt as well.
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[ UNSCANNED ARTICLES ]
PITTS S1 - UNSCANNED ARTICLES
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A Handsome Pitts Special
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Sport Aviation
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11/1960
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Pg. 4
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Not yet posted.
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A Handsome Pitts Special
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Sport Aviation
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11/1960
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Pg. 4
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Not yet posted.
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Pitts 'Little Stinker'
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Sport Aviation
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02/1961
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Pg. 31
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Not yet posted.
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Pitts Little Stinker
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Sport Aviation
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2/1961
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Pg. 31
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Not yet posted.
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Joy's Toy
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Sport Aviation
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5/1961
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Pg. 4
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Not yet posted.
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Cover Photo - N22E
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Sport Aviation
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09/1965
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Caption: Drexel A. Scott, EAA 4448, of 302 Home Savings & Loan Building, Youngstown, Ohio, is the present owner of this Pitts "Special", N-22E. This is the same airplane flown to fame by Betty Skelton in 1948-49. At that time, the aircraft was powered with an 85 hp Continental, and is currently powered by a 170 hp Lycoming.
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Check Pilot Report...Pitts Special
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Sport Aviation
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11/1965
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Pg. 20
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Not yet posted.
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First Flight of a Pitts
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Sport Aviation
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01/1966
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Pg. 25
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Not yet posted.
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Cover Photo - Joyce Funsch
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Sport Aviation
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06/1966
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Joyce Case Funsch graces this month's cover of SPORT AVIATION. The young lady does amazing things with the Pitts Special, at one time holding the title of women's aerobatic champion of the world. She has just added another accomplishment as she has received her Air Transport Rating... still in her twenties! NOTE: Joyce's plane, "Blackjack", is now owned by Tom Fritzinger of Maidens, VA [10/2004]
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Cover Photo - Mary Aikens and Joyce Case Funsch
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Sport Aviation
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05/1967
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Caption: ON THE COVER... Mary Aikens and Joyce Case Funsch, both of Wichita, Kans., stand proudly beside their Pitts Specials which they have piloted to "fame and fortune." Both of these excellent aerobatic pilots have earned the title of "Women's Aerobatic Champion." Mary's Pitts is powered with a 160 hp Lycoming while Joyce's ship has a 180 hp Lycoming powerplant. NOTE: Joyce's plane, "Blackjack", is now owned by Tom Fritzinger of Maidens, VA [10/2004]
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Award Winning Pitts 'Special'
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Sport Aviation
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06/1967
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Pg. 38
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Not yet posted.
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Cover Photo - Gene Soucy with Pitts N8J
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Sport Aviation
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12/1967
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Caption: The 1967 top Pitts Award went to L. Paul Soucy of Louisville, Ky., for his "Butt-Buster", N-8J. The airplane was originally built by Oramel Rowe and appeared at previous conventions as N-96R.
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New Pitts 'Specials'
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Sport Aviation
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07/1968
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Pg. 18
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Not yet posted. See also "Togetherness Is Three in a Pitts" by Bob Shambaugh in same issue, page 34.
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Togetherness Is Three in a Pitts
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Sport Aviation
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07/1968
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Pg. 34
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Bob Shambaugh
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Not yet posted. See also "New Pitts Specials" article on page 18 of same issue.
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Helpful Hints for the Pitts Builder
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Sport Aviation
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08/1969
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Pg. 24
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Trux Morgan
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Not yet posted.
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New Pitts Specials
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Sport Aviation
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12/1970
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Pg. 6
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Not yet posted 11 photos only.
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New Pitts Specials
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Sport Aviation
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12/1970
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Pg. 6
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Not yet posted.
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Pitts Landing Gear Jig, Toe-In (building note)
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Sport Aviation
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5/1970
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Pg. 37
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Not yet posted.
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Attention: Control Stick Modifications Not to Make
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Sport Aviation
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6/1970
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Pg. 52
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Not yet posted.
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Pitts Pilot Report
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Sport Aviation
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07/1971
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Pg. 4
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Anthony V. Fletcher
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Not yet posted.
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Pitts Pilot Report - Anthony V. Fletcher
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Sport Aviation
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7/1971
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Pg. 4
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Not yet posted Article and 5 pictures.
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Attention: Engine Failure Due to Fuel Starvation (Note)
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Sport Aviation
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1/1972
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Pg. 9
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Not yet posted.
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Hot Line - Pitts Flying Wires - What Not to Use
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Sport Aviation
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10/1972
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Pg. 15
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Not yet posted.
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Can Good Be Bad - Gene Dearing on Pitts Stresses
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Sport Aviation
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7/1972
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Pg. 35
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Not yet posted.
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Single Place Pitts Certified 2-6-73 (S1S)
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Sport Aviation
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3/1973
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Pg. 6
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Not yet posted.
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Pitts OK'd for Aerobatics in Canada
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Sport Aviation
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8/1973
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Pg. 8
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Not yet posted.
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Paul Sanderson's Stretched Pitts
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Sport Aviation
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08/1974
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Pg. 10
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Paul H. Sanderson
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Not yet posted.
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Hot Line - short note on new plans
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Sport Aviation
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11/1974
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Pg. 7
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Not yet posted.
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Education Through Error - accident report
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Sport Aviation
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3/1974
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Pg. 27
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Not yet posted.
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Elongation in Pitts Wing Fittings - safety note
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Sport Aviation
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3/1974
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Pg. 33
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Not yet posted.
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Hot Line - note Pitts N Numbers
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Sport Aviation
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6/1974
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Pg. 8
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Not yet posted.
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Paul Sanderson's Stretched Pitts (four pictures and article)
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Sport Aviation
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8/1974
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Pg. 10
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Not yet posted.
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Typical Problems Caused by Hard Aerobatic Flying
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Sport Aerobatics
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11/1975
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Pg. 13
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Not yet posted.
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Fuel Pump Failure
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Sport Aerobatics
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2/1975
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Pg. 22
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Not yet posted.
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Fuel System for Aerobatics
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Sport Aerobatics
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4/1975
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Pg. 14
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Not yet posted.
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Rudder Pedal Mounting Plate - Chamfer it
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Sport Aerobatics
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4/1975
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Pg. 16
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Not yet posted.
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A.D. Note: Micropress Sleeves on Rudder
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Sport Aviation
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10/1976
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Pg. 8
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Not yet posted.
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Pitts Horizontal Stabilizer Attachment Failures
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Sport Aviation
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2/1976
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Pg. 23
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Not yet posted.
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Flying Pitts for First Time
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Sport Aerobatics
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6/1976
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Pg. 6
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Not yet posted.
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Rudder Cable - Check Swaging
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Sport Aerobatics
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7/1976
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Pg. 22
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Not yet posted.
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Cover Photo - Dick Bunting and Pitts Special (Chino Grand Champ)
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Sport Aviation
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08/1977
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Caption: ON THE COVER... Chino Grand Champion, Dick Bunting and his Pitts. (Photo by Jack Cox)
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Fuel Venting, Cracked Control Torque Tubes, Upper Wing Fittings
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Sport Aerobatics
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11/1977
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Pg. 16
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Not yet posted.
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Cracked Torque Tubes
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Sport Aerobatics
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12/1977
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Pg. 16
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Not yet posted.
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Routing of Fuel Lines
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Sport Aerobatics
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12/1977
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Pg. 20
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Not yet posted.
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Check the Seat
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Sport Aerobatics
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2/1977
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Pg. 13
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Not yet posted.
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Items to Check When Pre-flighting
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Sport Aerobatics
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2/1977
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Pg. 12
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Not yet posted.
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Pitts Aviation Sold and Moved to Wyoming
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Sport Aviation
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2/1977
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Pg. 7
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Not yet posted.
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Tubing Failure in Gear
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Sport Aerobatics
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3/1977
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Pg. 20
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Not yet posted.
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Pitts Drawing Change (tubing substitute)
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Sport Aviation
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3/1977
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Pg. 8
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Not yet posted.
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Center Section Problems
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Sport Aerobatics
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5/1977
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Pg. 16
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Not yet posted.
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Check Welds on Gear
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Sport Aerobatics
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5/1977
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Pg. 16
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Not yet posted.
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Glide Ratio
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Sport Aerobatics
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6/1977
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Pg. 16
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Not yet posted.
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Accident Report - Modified Pitts
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Sport Aerobatics
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7/1977
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Pg. 16
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Not yet posted.
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Gel-cel Battery Conversion
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Sport Aerobatics
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8/1977
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Pg. 16
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Not yet posted.
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Severing of Rib Stitching in Upper Wing
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Sport Aerobatics
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8/1977
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Pg. 16
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Not yet posted.
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Cover Photo - Noel Summer's Pitts Special (SNF Grand Champ)
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Sport Aviation
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04/1978
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Caption: ON THE COVER... Sun 'N Fun Grand Champion Homebuilt, Noel Summer's Pitts Special. (Photo by Jack Cox)
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Bill Waugh's Pitts
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Sport Aviation
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08/1978
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Pg. 39
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Jack Cox
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Not yet posted.
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Back Cover
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Sport Aerobatics
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3/1978
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Pg. BC
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Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
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Inspection Hints
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Sport Aerobatics
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3/1978
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Pg. 16
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Not yet posted.
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Broken Longeron
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Sport Aerobatics
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4/1978
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Pg. 15
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Not yet posted.
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Summer's Grand Champion Pitts
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Sport Aviation
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4/1978
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Pg. 40
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Not yet posted.
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Fuel Tank Cracking - Cause and Prevention
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Sport Aerobatics
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5/1978
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Pg. 18
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Not yet posted.
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Foreign Matter in Air Intake
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Sport Aviation
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5/1978
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Pg. 59
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Not yet posted.
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Back Cover
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Sport Aerobatics
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8/1978
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Pg. BC
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Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
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Control Blockage
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Sport Aerobatics
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8/1978
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Pg. 30
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Not yet posted.
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Bill Waugh's Pitts (yellow color)
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Sport Aviation
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8/1978
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Pg. 39
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Not yet posted.
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Aileron Stop Bolts
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Sport Aerobatics
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9/1978
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Pg. 26
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Not yet posted.
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Back Cover
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Sport Aerobatics
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1/1979
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Pg. BC
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Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
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Cover Photo
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Sport Aerobatics
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11/1979
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Cover photo.
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String Wire on Pitts to Determine Verticals
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Sport Aerobatics
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2/1979
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Pg. 15
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Not yet posted.
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Cover Photo
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Sport Aviation
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2/1979
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Cover photo.
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Additional Bracing for Tailwheel
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Sport Aerobatics
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3/1979
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Pg. 22
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Not yet posted.
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From California to Michigan in Pitts
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Sport Aerobatics
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4/1979
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Pg. 7, C
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Not yet posted Article and cover photo.
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Horizontal Stabilizer Support Tube Failures Stabilizer Cracks
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Sport Aerobatics
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7/1979
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Pg. 25
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Not yet posted.
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Landing Gear & Brake Problems
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Sport Aerobatics
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7/1979
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Pg. 24
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Not yet posted.
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Afton, Wyoming - The Pitts Story
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Sport Aerobatics
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8/1979
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Pg. 9
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Not yet posted.
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Inspection Tips
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Sport Aerobatics
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8/1979
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Pg. 24
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Not yet posted.
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Lower Fuselage Diagonal Vibration Fix
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Sport Aerobatics
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8/1979
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Pg. 24
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Not yet posted.
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Smoke Oil System
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Sport Aerobatics
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8/1979
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Pg. 24
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Not yet posted.
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Cover Photo
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Sport Aviation
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8/1979
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Cover photo.
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Problems with Pitts when Flown Aerobatically
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Sport Aerobatics
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11/1980
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Pg. 20
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Not yet posted.
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Horizontal Stabilizer Struts & Attach Prints
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Sport Aerobatics
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12/1980
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Pg. 12
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Not yet posted.
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Back Cover: Rossi's 200HP S-1 with Spring Gear
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Sport Aerobatics
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7/1980
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Pg. BC
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Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
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Learning Is The Pitts
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Sport Aviation
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09/1981
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Pg. 44
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F. H. 'Moon' Wheeler
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Not yet posted.
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Cover and Back Cover: Pitts S-1
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Sport Aerobatics
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1/1981
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Pg. C, BC
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Not yet posted. Cover and Back Cover.
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Pitts S-1S Front Horizontal Stabilizer Support Tube
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Sport Aerobatics
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1/1981
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Pg. 15
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Not yet posted.
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Back Cover: Brancik Pitts (painting)
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Sport Aviation
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1/1981
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Pg. BC
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Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
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For Better Ground Handling - Positive Caster Angle on Tailwheel
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Sport Aerobatics
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11/1981
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Pg. 19
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Not yet posted.
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Building Wing Ribs for Strength
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Sport Aerobatics
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12/1981
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Pg. 16
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Not yet posted.
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Exhaust Stack Construction
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Sport Aerobatics
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12/1981
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Pg. 17
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Not yet posted.
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Mods for Aerobatics Commonly Seen on Pitts Special
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Sport Aerobatics
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2/1981
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Pg. 14
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Not yet posted.
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Back Cover: Mike Nelson's Pitts S1S
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Sport Aerobatics
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6/1981
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Pg. BC
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Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
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Back Cover: Sam Burgess & His Pitts
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Sport Aerobatics
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6/1981
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Pg. BC
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Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
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Cover Photo: Kermit Weeks' Pitts
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Sport Aerobatics
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8/1981
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Cover photo.
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Cover Photo: Dal Donner's Pitts S1D
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Sport Aerobatics
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9/1981
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Cover photo.
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Moon Wheeler's Pitts
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Sport Aviation
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9/1981
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Pg. 44
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Not yet posted.
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Mike Button on Control Stick - Beware of Drilling
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Sport Aerobatics
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1/1982
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Pg. 18
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Not yet posted.
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Don Ray's Model P.3
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Sport Aerobatics
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10/1982
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Pg. 23
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Not yet posted.
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Jack Steinfeld's Pitts Mod - Redesigned Aileron, Dynamic Counter-Balances on Elevators
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Sport Aerobatics
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3/1982
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Pg. 10
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Not yet posted.
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Back Cover: Newt Phillips' S-1
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Sport Aerobatics
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4/1982
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Pg. BC
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Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
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Streamline Tie Rods - Securing Them Critical
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Sport Aerobatics
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4/1982
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Pg. 10
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Not yet posted.
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Cover Photo: Pitts S-1 in Flight
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Sport Aerobatics
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5/1982
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Cover photo.
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Protect Bungee Cords from Heat
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Sport Aerobatics
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6/1982
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Pg. 15
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Not yet posted.
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Cover Photo: Gordon Price's S-1
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Sport Aerobatics
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7/1982
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Cover photo.
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|
Some New Pitts Ideas (alterations)
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Sport Aerobatics
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7/1982
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Pg. 6
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Not yet posted.
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John Pierce's Pitts
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Sport Aerobatics
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8/1982
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|
Pg. 36, C
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Not yet posted. Article and cover photo.
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|
Modifying a Maule Tailwheel - Making it Lock
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|
Sport Aerobatics
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|
8/1982
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Pg. 12
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Not yet posted.
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|
A Tin Bender Builds A Pitts
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Sport Aviation
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|
03/1983
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|
Pg. 46
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Jack Cox
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Not yet posted.
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Cover Photo: Amos Buetell's Pitts
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Sport Aerobatics
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|
1/1983
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Cover photo.
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|
Pitts sold to Christen Industries
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|
Sport Aviation
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|
1/1983
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|
Pg. 5
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Not yet posted.
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|
Buying Homebuilt Pitts - Problems
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|
Sport Aerobatics
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|
11/1983
|
|
Pg. 16
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|
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|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Maule Tailwheels on Pitts
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|
Sport Aerobatics
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|
11/1983
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|
Pg. 17
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Not yet posted.
|
|
Cover Photo: 3 Pitts
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Sport Aerobatics
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|
2/1983
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|
Pg. C
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|
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|
Not yet posted. Cover photo.
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|
S-1 Rudder Pedal Retention Problem
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
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|
2/1983
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|
Pg. 23
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Not yet posted.
|
|
George Leider's Pitts
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Sport Aviation
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|
3/1983
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|
Pg. 46
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|
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|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Cover Photo: Pam Collins' Special
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Sport Aerobatics
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|
5/1983
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|
Pg. C
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|
Not yet posted. Cover photo.
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|
Cover Photo: Butler/Himler S-1
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Sport Aerobatics
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|
8/1983
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|
Pg. C
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|
Not yet posted. Cover photo.
|
|
Sonny Rudowick's Grand Champion Pitts Special
|
|
Sport Aviation
|
|
06/1984
|
|
Pg. 24
|
|
Jack Cox
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Service Difficulties (summary)
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
1/1984
|
|
Pg. 18
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Cover Photo: Clint McHenry in his S-1T
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
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|
10/1984
|
|
Pg. C
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Cover photo.
|
|
S-1 with Aileron Spades Encounters Flutter when Pushrod Becomes Detached
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
11/1984
|
|
Pg. 18
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|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Use Large Washers When Attaching Aileron Arm to Push Rod
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
11/1984
|
|
Pg. 18
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Back Cover: Vincent Woods S-1 Cockpit
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|
Sport Aerobatics
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|
2/1984
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|
Pg. BC
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|
|
|
Not yet posted. Back cover only.
|
|
Rib Breakage
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
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|
2/1984
|
|
Pg. 19
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|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Seat Failure Causes Control Blockage
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
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|
2/1984
|
|
Pg. 18
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Back Cover: Peter Plant's S-1E
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|
Sport Aerobatics
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|
3/1984
|
|
Pg. BC
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
|
|
Vlado Lenoch Pitts - World's Fastest?
|
|
Sport Aviation
|
|
3/1984
|
|
Pg. 39
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Cover Photo: Steve and Trish Morris' S-10
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
5/1984
|
|
Pg. C
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Cover photo.
|
|
Sonny Rudowick's Grand Champ Pitts
|
|
Sport Aviation
|
|
6/1984
|
|
Pg. 24
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Vlado Lenoch's Pitts (Cover Also)
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
9/1984
|
|
Pg. 6, C
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Aileron Spades - Some Difficulties
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
1/1985
|
|
Pg. 26
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Tony Silvaroli and His Pitts S1T
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
1/1985
|
|
Pg. 8
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Aileron End Plate Cause Aerodynamic Blockage
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
10/1985
|
|
Pg. 24
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Charlie Hilliard's World Champ S1S (442X)
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
11/1985
|
|
Pg. 14
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Pitts with 2 Landing Gear - One on Top
|
|
Sport Aviation
|
|
12/1985
|
|
Pg. 10
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Pitts Canopy - Ajar Warning Device
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
4/1985
|
|
Pg. 22
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Refueling Fuel Level Indicator
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
6/1985
|
|
Pg. 20
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Buying a Used S1 - Things to Look For
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
8/1985
|
|
Pg. 18
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Cover Photo: S1T Flying in Mountains
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
8/1985
|
|
Pg. C
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Cover photo.
|
|
Atlantic Crossing... In A Pitts??
|
|
Sport Aviation
|
|
04/1986
|
|
Pg. 57
|
|
Jean Sorg
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
FCVs Airflow Straighteners for Aerobatics
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
1/1986
|
|
Pg. 18
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Back Cover: Mike Staunter's S1T
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
10/1986
|
|
Pg. BC
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
|
|
Cover Photo: Robert Armstrong/Moon Wheeler Pitts S1Cs
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
10/1986
|
|
Pg. C
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Cover Photo - Pitts over WI
|
|
Holding Stick Grips on Stick
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
10/1986
|
|
Pg. 24
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Julie Pfile's S1T
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
11/1986
|
|
Pg. C
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Cover photo.
|
|
Back Cover: Johnny Blount and His Pitts S-1
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
12/1986
|
|
Pg. BC
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
|
|
Pitts Wing Attach Sheared Bolts
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
12/1986
|
|
Pg. 12
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Cover Photo: Mark Marsh in Much Modified S1S
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
2/1986
|
|
Pg. C
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Cover photo.
|
|
Aluminum Fairing on Spring Steel Gear Ends Buffeting
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
3/1986
|
|
Pg. 8
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Wes Selvidge's New Leading Edges
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
3/1986
|
|
Pg. 6
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Bayard DuPont's S1C started in 1968
|
|
Sport Aviation
|
|
4/1986
|
|
Pg. 88
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Back Cover: Stu Pressey - On His Wedding Day
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
6/1986
|
|
Pg. BC
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
|
|
Cracked Area Around Engine Mount Washers
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
8/1986
|
|
Pg. 14
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Failed Stab Carry-through Spar on S-1
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
8/1986
|
|
Pg. 11
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Stick Grip Slippage
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
8/1986
|
|
Pg. 14
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Hendrickson S-1 with Lyc 205
|
|
Sport Aviation
|
|
8/1986
|
|
Pg. 96
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Unauthorized Aileron Spades on Pitts
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
9/1986
|
|
Pg. 14
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Harold Chappel's Much Modified S1S
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
1/1987
|
|
Pg. 13
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Spades on Ailerons - Effect and Building Them
|
|
Sport Aviation
|
|
10/1987
|
|
Pg. 66
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Pitts - Up In The Air (A Progress Report on A Variety of Homebuilts)
|
|
Kitplanes
|
|
11/1987
|
|
Pg. 34
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Cover Photo: Bragitte de Saint Phalle in Her S1S
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
11/1987
|
|
Pg. C
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Cover photo.
|
|
Cover Photo: Brigitte de Saint Phalle in her S1S
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
11/1987
|
|
Pg. C
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Cover photo.
|
|
Falcon-Air Pitts Wings
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
11/1987
|
|
Pg. 12
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Plywood Covered Wings/Revised Airfoil
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
18/1987
|
|
Pg. 3
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Chappell S1S with 260 HP and Swept Lower Wing
|
|
Sport Aviation
|
|
2/1987
|
|
Pg. 96
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Shortened Rudder/Fin
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
2? 1987
|
|
Pg. 3
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Aileron Boost Systems
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
3/1987
|
|
Pg. 7
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Fassnacht S1S Over Lake Winnebago
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
3/1987
|
|
Pg. 17
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Oil Cooler in Rear of Fuselage
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
3/1987
|
|
Pg. 22
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Pitts with Aileron Air Gates
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
3/1987
|
|
Pg. 19
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Revised Pressure Cowl for Pitts - 10 MPH Increase
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
3/1987
|
|
Pg. 21
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Production Suspended
|
|
Sport Aviation
|
|
4/1987
|
|
Pg. 11
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Engine Quits on Low Level Inverted Flight
|
|
Light Plane World
|
|
5/1987
|
|
Pg. 44
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Inverted, Flat Spin Recovery
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
5/1987
|
|
Pg. 4
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Various Models of Pitts Described
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
5/1987
|
|
Pg. 6
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Landing the Pitts
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
6/1987
|
|
Pg. 15
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Clarification of Pitts Aircraft Production
|
|
Sport Aviation
|
|
6/1987
|
|
Pg. 8
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
S1T Rudder Pedal Pin Problem
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
7/1987
|
|
Pg. 12
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Cover Photo: John Gardiner's S1S Over Michigan
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
8/1987
|
|
Pg. C
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Cover photo.
|
|
Andre S1S - With SIT Wings, 220 hp Lyc.
|
|
Sport Aviation
|
|
09? 07? 1988
|
|
Pg. 2
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Cover Photo: Mike Mays in S-1S
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
1/1988
|
|
Pg. C
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Cover photo.
|
|
Mike Mays Stock S-1S, A Contest Winner
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
1/1988
|
|
Pg. 19
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Inspect Your Tailwheel Springs
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
10/1988
|
|
Pg. 14
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Metal Corrosion In Steel Tube Tall
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
10/1988
|
|
Pg. 6
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Helton Muck-Modified, Lightened Pitts
|
|
Sport Aviation
|
|
10/1988
|
|
Pg. 104
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Back Cover: Van Eck S-1S Over Holland, MI
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
11/1988
|
|
Pg. BC
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
|
|
Flight Techniques For High Performance Biplanes (Pitts, Eagle, etc.)
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
11/1988
|
|
Pg. 6
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
McNamara S1 - Built For Competition With No Electrics
|
|
Sport Aviation
|
|
11/1988
|
|
Pg. 97
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Back Cover: Dave Green's S-1 Over Camarillo, CA
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
6/1988
|
|
Pg. BC
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
|
|
Fairlead Causes Rudder Cable Wear
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
7/1988
|
|
Pg. 6
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Chisten's Plans For Pitts Aircraft
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
9/1988
|
|
Pg. 6
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
More Brace Wires Needed On Pitts?
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
10/1989
|
|
Pg. 12
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Cracks in Pitts Control Sticks
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
2/1989
|
|
Pg. 11
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Cover Photo: Olterman S-1S Over Denison, TX
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
4/1989
|
|
Pg. C
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Cover photo.
|
|
Check Tailwheel Springs For Wear
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
5/1989
|
|
Pg. 16
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Failure (& Fix) For Ultimate Bellcrank
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
5/1989
|
|
Pg. 14
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Landing Dead - Stick in Pitts
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
5/1989
|
|
Pg. 18
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Straightening Landing Gear
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
5/1989
|
|
Pg. 6
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Cover Photo: Handley S-1S Doing Roll
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
7/1989
|
|
Pg. C
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Cover photo.
|
|
Back Cover: Spear S-1S at IAC, Fond du Lac
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
8/1989
|
|
Pg. BC
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
|
|
S-1T Seat Failure
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
8/1989
|
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Pg. 14
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Not yet posted.
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Summary of all Pitts Accidents - NOTE
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Sport Aerobatics
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8/1989
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Pg. 13
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Not yet posted.
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Back Cover: Arlie Titel's S-1C
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Sport Aerobatics
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9/1989
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Pg. BC
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Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
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Check Cotter Pins In Rudder Pedal Axles
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Sport Aerobatics
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9/1989
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Pg. 9
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Not yet posted.
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Back Cover: Andrew's S-1T at Fond du Lac
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Sport Aerobatics
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10/1990
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Pg. BC
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Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
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Bellcrank Failure Causes Broken Spar
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Sport Aerobatics
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10/1990
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Pg. 22
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Not yet posted.
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Check Spar Reinforcement Plates
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Sport Aerobatics
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10/1990
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Pg. 15
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Not yet posted.
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S-1 Torque Tubes Cracking
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Sport Aerobatics
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10/1990
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Pg. 4, 26
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Not yet posted.
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Back Cover: S-1Ts over Wisconsin
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Sport Aerobatics
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11/1990
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Pg. BC
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Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
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Curtiss H. Pitts Story
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Sport Aerobatics
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11/1990
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Pg. 6
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Not yet posted.
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Replica of 1st Pitts
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Sport Aviation
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11/1990
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Pg. 5
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Not yet posted.
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Designing the Pitts in 1945
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Sport Aviation
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12/1990
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Pg. 33
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Not yet posted.
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The First Pitts Replica
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Sport Aviation
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12/1990
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Pg. 56
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Not yet posted.
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Cover Photo: Lepore S-1 with Modified Sparcraft Wings
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Sport Aerobatics
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4/1990
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Cover photo.
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Back Cover: Haigh Pitts
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Sport Aerobatics
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5/1990
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Pg. BC
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Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
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Cover Photo: Buck Carroll's S-1D over Tennessee
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Sport Aerobatics
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5/1990
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Cover photo.
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Gap Seal Looseness Causes Stick Heaviness
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Sport Aerobatics
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5/1990
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Pg. 10
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Not yet posted.
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Landing a Pitts (Or Other Short-Coupled Biplane)
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Sport Aerobatics
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5/1990
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Pg. 12
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Not yet posted.
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Cover Photo: Wagnon S-1
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Sport Aerobatics
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6/1990
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Cover photo.
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SDR's on S-1
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Sport Aerobatics
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6/1990
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Pg. 8
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Not yet posted.
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Back Cover: Jardine S-1S Over California
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Sport Aerobatics
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9/1990
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Pg. BC
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Not yet posted. Back Cover photo.
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Takeoffs in Pitts
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Sport Aerobatics
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9/1990
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Pg. 4
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Not yet posted.
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Wheel Landing a Pitts
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Sport Aerobatics
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9/1990
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Pg. 4
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Not yet posted.
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To The Stars The Hard Way
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Sport Aviation
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04/1991
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Pg. 57
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David D'Costa
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Not yet posted. Article about homebuilding in Jamaica. Includes a description of building a Pitts S1 with some help from Red Stripe beer and a Jesuit priest's blessing.
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Plywood seat back fails in S-1C
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Sport Aerobatics
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1/1991
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Pg. 20
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Not yet posted.
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Cover Photo: Adams S-1S over Oshkosh
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Sport Aerobatics
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10/1991
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Cover photo.
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Pitts wing design
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Sport Aerobatics
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10/1991
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Pg. 14
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Not yet posted.
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Curtis Pitts, 1991-92 Annual Fund For Excellence Honorary Chairman
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Sport Aviation
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10/1991
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Pg. 71
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Not yet posted.
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First flight/crash in England, 1972
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Sport Aerobatics
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11/1991
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Pg. 6
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Not yet posted.
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Tailwheel lock comes loose, causes crash
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Sport Aerobatics
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11/1991
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Pg. 10
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Not yet posted.
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Original Pitts special replica
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Sport Aviation
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11/1991
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Pg. 80
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Not yet posted.
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Cover Photo: Williamson S-1 over FL
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Sport Aerobatics
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12/1991
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Cover photo.
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Pompano Air Center no longer dealer
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Sport Aerobatics
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12/1991
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Pg. 25
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Not yet posted.
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Firewall cuts left bungee
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Sport Aerobatics
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2/1991
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Pg. 14
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Not yet posted.
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Support tube causes fuel tank crack
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Sport Aerobatics
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2/1991
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Pg. 14
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Not yet posted.
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Jackovich sets time-to-climb record
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Sport Aviation
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5/1991
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Pg. 17
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Not yet posted.
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Disconnect tailwheel bolt causes crash
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Experimenter
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6/1991
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Pg. 47
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Not yet posted.
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Pitts factory sold
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Sport Aerobatics
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6/1991
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Pg. 17
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Not yet posted.
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Pitts kits removed from market
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Sport Aviation
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6/1991
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Pg. 14
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Not yet posted.
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Pitts kit item discontinued
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Sport Aerobatics
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7/1991
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Pg. 18
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Not yet posted.
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Bad fabric on '86 Pitts
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Sport Aerobatics
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8/1991
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Pg. 10
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Not yet posted.
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Pitts & Eagle II homebuilt kits available
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Sport Aerobatics
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9/1991
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Pg. 16
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Not yet posted.
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Pitts S-1: A Hu-go Pitts
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Kitplanes
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08/1992
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Pg. 26
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Not yet posted.
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Beyond the Pitts
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Sport Aviation
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08/1992
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Pg. 27
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Dan Rihn
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Not yet posted.
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John Eickmeier's Pitts Special
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Sport Aviation
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09/1992
|
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Pg. 14, C
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Jack Cox
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Not yet posted. Cover caption: Front Cover - John Eickmeier's Pitts Special (see page 14)
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Broken throttle cable - installed tight
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Sport Aerobatics
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10/1992
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Pg. 25
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Not yet posted.
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Cover Photo: Coltin S-1 over Chicago
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Sport Aerobatics
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2/1992
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Cover photo.
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Chafin S1S - Price cowling, 180hp
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Sport Aviation
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2/1992
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Pg. 97
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Not yet posted.
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Elevator torque tube bolt comes out
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Sport Aerobatics
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3/1992
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Pg. 16
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Not yet posted.
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Rudder post steering tab change
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Sport Aerobatics
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4/1992
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Pg. 28
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Not yet posted.
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S-1 inspection tips
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Sport Aerobatics
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4/1992
|
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Pg. 28
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Not yet posted.
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Bad cotton fabric on S-1A built 6/87 and before
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Sport Aerobatics
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5/1992
|
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Pg. 28
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Not yet posted. 2 pages.
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Addendum on Bulletin - oil breather line
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Sport Aerobatics
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7/1992
|
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Pg. 7
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Not yet posted.
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Breakage of diagonal tubing in fuselage
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Sport Aerobatics
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7/1992
|
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Pg. 15
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Not yet posted.
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Doggett S-1 w/Ultimate wings/mods
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Sport Aviation
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8/1992
|
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Pg. 94
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Not yet posted.
|
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Rihn Pitts derivatives
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Sport Aviation
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8/1992
|
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Pg. 27
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Not yet posted.
|
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Fixing loose main spar-to-fuselage attach fitting
|
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Sport Aerobatics
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9/1992
|
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Pg. 13
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Not yet posted.
|
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Modifying S-1 to be more competitive
|
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Sport Aerobatics
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9/1992
|
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Pg. 32
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Not yet posted.
|
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Eickmeier Pitts Special rebuilt
|
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Sport Aviation
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9/1992
|
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Pg. 14, C
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Not yet posted. Cover photo and article.
|
|
Walker S-1 -- 25 year project
|
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Sport Aviation
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9/1992
|
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Pg. 92
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|
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Not yet posted.
|
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AlphaPitts Soup (Pitts biplane lineage)
|
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Kitplanes
|
|
08/1993
|
|
Pg. 24
|
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|
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Not yet posted.
|
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Marangoni S-1S with 6 cyl Lycoming
|
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Sport Aerobatics
|
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1/1993
|
|
Pg. C
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|
Not yet posted. Cover photo.
|
|
Early Pitts -- check for wall thickness or cracks on stick.
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
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11/1993
|
|
Pg. 33
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Not yet posted.
|
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Installing spring steel gear
|
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Sport Aerobatics
|
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2/1993
|
|
Pg. 39
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Not yet posted.
|
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Leading edge tube on horizontal stab breaks -- older Pitts
|
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Sport Aerobatics
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2/1993
|
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Pg. 18
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|
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Not yet posted.
|
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Coleman S-1
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Sport Aviation
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2/1993
|
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Pg. 97
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|
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Not yet posted.
|
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Problems with horizontal stab tubing
|
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Sport Aerobatics
|
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3/1993
|
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Pg. 16
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Not yet posted.
|
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Plans now available
|
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Sport Aerobatics
|
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4/1993
|
|
Pg. 10
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|
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Not yet posted.
|
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Preflight list for aerobatics
|
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Sport Aerobatics
|
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5/1993
|
|
Pg. 24
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|
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Not yet posted.
|
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Broken front spar on top wing of S-1T7
|
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Sport Aerobatics
|
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7/1993
|
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Pg. 17
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|
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Not yet posted.
|
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Marangoni Italian S-1T with IO540
|
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Sport Aerobatics
|
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7/1993
|
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Pg. 6
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|
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Not yet posted.
|
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Merrill S-1T over ID
|
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Sport Aerobatics
|
|
7/1993
|
|
Pg. C
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|
Not yet posted. Cover photo.
|
|
Expanding type fuel cap problems
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
9/1993
|
|
Pg. 20
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|
|
Not yet posted.
|
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Failure of early S-1 horiz stab tube
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
9/1993
|
|
Pg. 21
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|
|
Not yet posted.
|
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Installing IO-540 not good idea
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
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9/1993
|
|
Pg. 20
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|
|
Not yet posted.
|
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Robbins S1C covered with Blue River 76009
|
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Sport Aviation
|
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9/1993
|
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Pg. 100
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|
|
Not yet posted.
|
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Pitts Super Stinker
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Sport Aviation
|
|
05/1994
|
|
Pg. 16, C
|
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Budd Davisson
|
|
Not yet posted. Cover caption: FRONT COVER: Curtis Pitts' new design..... the Pitts Super Stinkers (see page 16). You can view more articles by Budd Davisson on his website: Airbum.com
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|
Developments
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Sport Aerobatics
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12/1994
|
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Pg. 6
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Not yet posted.
|
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Pitts Super Stinker, The Old Master Does it Again
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Sport Aviation
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5/1994
|
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Pg. 16, C
|
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Not yet posted. Cover photo and article.
|
|
Cracked fuselage longerons
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
11/1995
|
|
Pg. 28
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Not yet posted.
|
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Modified Pitts
|
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Sport Aerobatics
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11/1995
|
|
Pg. 24
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|
|
Not yet posted. 3 pages, black and white photos.
|
|
Carlos Santiago's Pitts Construction
|
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Sport Aerobatics
|
|
1/1996
|
|
Pg. 14
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|
|
|
Not yet posted. 2-1/2 pages, black and white photos.
|
|
Cover Photo: Pitts S-1S in formation with Pitts S-2Bs
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
11/1996
|
|
Pg. C
|
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|
|
Not yet posted. Cover photo only.
|
|
The Maiden Flight of The Pitts S-1-11B
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
4/1996
|
|
Pg. 11
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Article and photos.
|
|
Pitts Lower Wing Attach Fittings: Final Rule on AD
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
10/1997
|
|
Pg. 20
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|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
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Betty Skelton-Frankman
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Sport Aerobatics
|
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3/1997
|
|
Pg. 28
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|
|
|
Not yet posted. (Pitts Special Pilot - Hall of Fame)
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Pitts over the Amazon
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
3/1997
|
|
Pg. 30
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|
|
|
Not yet posted. 6 pages with photos.
|
|
Wolfpitts - The Baddest Pitts Yet?, 6 pgs, color photos
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
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1/1998
|
|
Pg. 23
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|
|
Not yet posted. 6 pages with color photos.
|
|
Engine Out - Dead-Sticking a Pitts
|
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Sport Aerobatics
|
|
2/1998
|
|
Pg. 21
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|
|
Not yet posted. 1 page.
|
|
Return of a Legendary Standard
|
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Sport Aviation
|
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1/1999
|
|
Pg. 94
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|
|
Not yet posted.
|
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Harrison S-1S, O-320-D2A, 160hp, Randolf covering
|
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Sport Aviation
|
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10/1999
|
|
Pg. 127
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|
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Not yet posted. Photo and caption only.
|
|
Improving a Masterpiece
|
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Sport Aerobatics
|
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6/1999
|
|
Pg. 15
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|
|
|
Not yet posted. 2 pages, with photos.
|
|
David Richardson's Pitts S1S
|
|
Sport Aviation
|
|
12/2000
|
|
Pg. 95
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|
|
|
Not yet posted. Photo and caption.
|
|
Drum S-1D, O-320-B1A, Haigh tailwheel
|
|
Sport Aviation
|
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3/2000
|
|
Pg. 78
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|
|
Not yet posted. Photo and caption only.
|
|
Pitts Pedals II Reprinted from Technical Tips Manual IV, p. 191
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
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|
8/2000
|
|
Pg. 18
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|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
Celebration Pitts! Bobby Powell's S-1T
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
7/2001
|
|
Pg. 30
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|
|
|
Not yet posted. 2 pages.
|
|
Really Hot Starts (fuel injected engine)
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
7/2001
|
|
Pg. 32
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. 4 pages.
|
|
Teach Anyone to Land a Pitts? Wanna Bet?
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
9/2001
|
|
Pg. 24
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|
|
|
Not yet posted. 8 pages.
|
|
A Pitts Story by Jeffrey Kaney
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|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
1/2002
|
|
Pg. 23
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|
|
|
Not yet posted. 3 pages.
|
|
Homebuilding's Heritage, No. 8 in a series Pitts S-1 Special
|
|
Sport Aviation
|
|
10/2002
|
|
Pg. 90
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|
|
|
Not yet posted. 1 page.
|
|
My First Weekend With My New Pitts, Marilyn Dash
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|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
10/2003
|
|
Pg. 33
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. 1 page.
|
|
Infatuated with Flight! Mike Wiskus and his Pitts S-1-11B
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
12/2003
|
|
Pg. 10
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|
|
|
Not yet posted. 5-1/2 pages.
|
|
What Have I Gotten Myself Into? A Plans-built Pitts
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
3/2003
|
|
Pg. 29
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|
|
|
Not yet posted. 4 pages.
|
|
Rigging the Pitts
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
6/2003
|
|
Pg. 36
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. 6 pages.
|
|
Rolling Your Own: Sean Worthington's Pitts S-1-11B
|
|
Sport Aerobatics
|
|
6/2003
|
|
Pg. 27
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. 5-1/2 pages.
|
|
Pitts!
|
I worked out a three-way deal to sell my BD-5 project (now 80 percent done), add the cash to a small...
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|
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Sport Aviation
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|
05/2004
|
|
Pg. 52
|
|
Joe Joe Pevey
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
[ UNSCANNED ARTICLES ]
KNIGHT TWISTER - UNSCANNED ARTICLES
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top |
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21 Experimental Aircraft Attend First Fly-In
|
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Sport Aviation (Experimenter)
|
|
10/1953
|
|
Pg. 1
|
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|
|
Not yet posted. Article lists attendees including Anderson [/Babcock/Sundelin] Knight Twister, N979
|
|
Effie's Twister
|
|
Sport Aviation (Experimenter)
|
|
04/1954
|
|
Pg. 2
|
|
Leo J. Kohn
|
|
Not yet posted. Includes photo of Effenheim Knight Twister, NX572?N
|
|
Modified Twister (Cut-Down Cub Ribs & Spars)
|
Note: Actual article title may be different
|
|
|
Sport Aviation (Experimenter)
|
|
12/1954
|
|
Pg. 9, C
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted. Cover: Photo of Peterson Knight Twister by Merle Olmsted Article: Modified "Knight Twister" (photograph of Pilgrim modified KT project)
|
|
Peterson Twister
|
|
Sport Aviation (Experimenter)
|
|
12/1954
|
|
Pg. 3
|
|
|
|
Not yet posted.
|
|
The Redfern 'Knight Twister'
|
|
Sport Aviation (Experimenter)
|
|
02/1955
|
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Pg. 10
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Leo J. Kohn
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Not yet posted. Photograph of Redfern Knight Twister, N1328N
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The Pretty Prairie Special
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Sport Aviation (Experimenter)
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03/1955
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Pg. 8
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Leo J. Kohn
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Not yet posted. Article includes 2 photos of Unruh Pretty Prarie Special N25460, as well as top view and construction drawings.
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The Pretty Prairie Special - Drawings
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Construction Drawings of the PPS
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Sport Aviation (Experimenter)
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04/1955
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Pg. 8
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Not yet posted. Three pages of construction drawings of the Pretty Prairie Special. (Follow up to 3/55 SA/Exp. Article)
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The Pretty Prairie Special IV
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Sport Aviation (Experimenter)
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05/1955
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Pg. 8
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Leo J. Kohn
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Not yet posted. Includes two photos of the Unruh PPS.
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Passing In Review
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Sport Aviation (Experimenter)
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03/1956
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Pg. 11
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Not yet posted. Includes photos of many airplanes including Sky Harbor Flying Service Knight Twister N13N, Redfern Knight Twister N1328N, Anderson/Babcock Sundelin Knight Twister N979, and Effenheim E-2 Knight Twister.
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Aircraft Seen At The Fly-In
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Sport Aviation (Experimenter)
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09/1956
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Not yet posted. Article lists Sherman Anderson/Babcock Sundelin Knight Twister N979. Article "Pictorial Review Of The 1956 Fly-In" beginning on page 12 might also include a KT.
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Photo of Knight Twister
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Sport Aviation (Experimenter)
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09/1956
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Pg. 4
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Not yet posted. Photograph of Anderson/Babcock Sundelin Knight Twister, N979. Unsure if it's associated with the article "First Donor To Scholarship Fund" on the same page.
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Inexperienced Pilot Flys One
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Note: Actual article title may be different. Probably same as the 'Accident Corner' article already ...
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Sport Aviation (Experimenter)
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01/1958
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Pg. 15
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Not yet posted(?) (Possibly/probably same as the 'Accident Corner' article already posted.)
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Cover Photo - Knight Twister
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Sport Aviation
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04/1961
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Pg. 1
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Not yet posted. Cover Photo: This month's color cover shows the beautiful Knight Twister of James Nagle and Bob Bober, of Kalamazoo, Mich. Ship is powered with Continental 75 - 85. (Photo from 4 x 5 transparency by Dick Stouffer.)
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Cover Photo - Knight Twister and Great Lakes
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Sport Aviation
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05/1964
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Pg. C
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Cover Photo is not yet posted. Caption: Clyde Parsons of Modesto, Calif., flies two of the sportiest biplanes in the West, the fiberglass "Knight Twister" and the Menasco powered "Great Lakes." Story on page 6 (this story is posted - Parson's Knight Twister)
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Cover Photo - Pretty Prairie Special
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Sport Aviation
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11/1966
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Pg. C
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Not yet posted. Caption: ON THE COVER... Dressed in a beautiful paint job the "Pretty Prairie Special" gives the casual observer the impression of a fine aircraft which is exactly what Col. Marion Unruh's much modified Knight Twister is. Powered by a thoroughly reworked Menasco engine the "Special" is an agile performer in the hands of the retired U. S. Air Force colonel from Pretty Prairie, Kans. (Color photo by Jim McDonnell)
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It Finally Flew (Pretty Prairie Special, Long Nose Knight Twister)
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Note: Actual article title may be different. Marion Unruh's PPS/KT.
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Sport Aviation
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04/1967
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Pg. 4, BC
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Not yet posted. Back cover caption: BACK COVER... Pictured here are Col. Marion D. Unruh's Prettie Prairie Specials II and III, piloted by John Berwick and Russell Brown.
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Retirement Flight of Pretty Prairie Special III
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Sport Aviation
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03/1969
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Pg. 42
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Russell Brown
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Not yet posted.
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Back Cover Art
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Sport Aviation
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06/1975
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Pg. BC
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Not yet posted. Back cover color artwork only. No article.
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Sabler Special - with C85 - Still Flying
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Note: Actual article title may be different
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Sport Aviation
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01/1988
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Pg. 41
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Not yet posted.
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Knight Twister Imperial... Don Fairbanks
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Sport Aviation
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08/1989
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Pg. 51
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Not yet posted. Don Fairbanks KT Imperial N5DF goes to EAA Museum. (Plane is now in Motorsports Hall of Fame.)
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Company formed to sell components
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Note: Actual article title may be different
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Sport Aviation
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03/1994
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Pg. 13
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Not yet posted.
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Sam Burgess' Knight Twister Project
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Note: Actual article title may be different
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Sport Aviation
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07/1994
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Pg. 13
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Not yet posted.
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Steen Aero Lab Gets Knight Twister
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Note: Actual article title may be different
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Sport Aviation
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04/1995
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Pg. 9
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Not posted yet.
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17th Annual Light Aircraft Construction Workshop
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Sport Aviation
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02/1998
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Pg. 13
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Not yet posted. 1 page w/color photo
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Biplanes You Can Build - Knight Twister
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Sport Aviation
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01/2000
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Pg. 24
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Not yet posted. 7 pages w/color photos.
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Cover Photo - Hale's Knight Twister
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Sport Aerobatics
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12/2000
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Not yet posted. ON THE COVER: Hale Wallace's Knight Twister, one of many recreational aerobatic mounts out there. Piloted by Bob O'Haver. Photo by Mark Schaible.
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