A 30 lb melon falling 500 feet throws a column of mud 30 feet in the air and digs a crater 6 feet in diameter and about a foot deep. Ah, the fun you can have with an airplane. (Jack Phillips)

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Our Aircraft:       Steen Skybolt Pitts Model 14 Pitts S1 Knight Twister     Products:       ONLINE STORE Products Home Bruntons Brace Wires      About Bruntons MT Props Hoffmann Props      Request Prop Quote Vendenyev M14 Engines Laminated Wing Spars Laminated Leading Edges Canopies Motor Mounts Wing Kits & Wing Jigs Three-Section Wings Piloti Shoes VedaloHD Sunglasses      Styles      FAA Report on Sunglasses     Builders:       Builder F.A.Q. Construction    Photos Articles Project Gallery Submit Photos Project Logs     Resources:     News Event Reports Email List Testimonials Non-US Distributors Links Scale Models Biplane Lore About This Site Website Updates About Us Contact / Visit Us         Project Log Aircraft Construction - Pitts 14 Prototype Spring 2005 Pitts 14 Prototype Created: 04/05/2005 Updated: 11/18/2005 Link(s): N/A   Article by Mike Whaley   Here are some shots from March 2005. Curtis' grandson Buddy was visiting from California, so Buddy joined Curtis at the shop to look at the latest progress. Most of these shots are self-explanatory, so without further ado... Curtis had not yet had a chance to meet Paul's son Ethan... when Ethan grows up, this will be a picture he'll enjoy showing to his own kids! That's Curtis' grandson Buddy behind them.   Curtis got a real kick out of the fact that Ethan's socks have little biplanes on them!   And just for good measure, Ethan even posed on the cutaway M14 while daddy (left) and Dave Stone provide just a little extra support.   Mike Hughes gets some expert advice on his personal S1-C project.   Buddy poses with the Model 14. He tells us that Curtis' entire family is very excited about the Model 14 and can hardly wait to see it take flight.   Paul and Buddy mug for the camera.     Other entries in this series:      Construction Begins    May 2003      Fuselage Basic Structure    June 2003      Fuselage Basic Structure Completed, Engine Arrives, Steve Culp Helps Out    July 2003      Pitts Model 14 Introduced at Oshkosh    4th week of July 2003      Curtis Visits to Continue the Design, Wing Construction Begins    August 2003      Wing Construction Underway    September 2003      Lower Wing Basic Construction    October 2003      Lower Wing Details and First Fuselage Formers    November 2003      Fuselage Formers, Skin and Wing Details    December 2003      Fuselage Side Panels and Upper Wing Construction    January 2004      Wing-Root Fairings, Fuselage Skin Panels, and Upper Wing    February 2004      Fuselage Side Panels, Wing Rigging, Engine Arrives    March 2004      Sun N 'Fun 2004    April 2004      Summer 2004 Status Update    May 2004      Aluminum Turtledeck    1st week of June 2004      Sheet Metal Work, AirVenture    4th week of June 2004      Adjustable Seats, Part 1    August 2004      Adjustable Seats, Part 2    December 2004      Wings    December 2004      Throttle Quadrant    December 2004       » Spring 2005    March 2005 If you have any additions or corrections to this item, please let us know. Go to Project Log archives

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