|
|
Post by rbwannabe on Mar 26, 2010 18:50:48 GMT 12
|
|
|
|
Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 26, 2010 19:15:30 GMT 12
Wow, that is a gorgeous looking aircraft!
|
|
|
|
Post by Bruce on Mar 26, 2010 20:53:53 GMT 12
stunning machine - I bet it goes like stink! Interesting comment on the air intake too.......
|
|
|
|
Post by hardyakka on Mar 26, 2010 21:41:19 GMT 12
Mr Eaton has done a fantastic job on his Pitts Model 12. How far away from first flight is it, Richard?
As a fellow M14P driver, I'd love to see (and hear) it flying. Outstanding effort! That colour scheme probably won't show up the oil drips either...
Though we've found our new engine hardly drips any oil, a normal amount still gets past the rings and the exhaust does leave marks.
|
|
|
|
Post by rbwannabe on Mar 26, 2010 21:58:31 GMT 12
Second flight was today, 50 minutes.
First flight was last Sunday, a little bit shorter!
It's a radial, so there is always "some" oil, but in this case very little.
Goes like S$%t off a shovel!
It is a credit to John, and without doubt the most prepared and best built aircraft I have had the pleasure to be involved with.
|
|
|
|
Post by lumpy on Mar 26, 2010 22:14:38 GMT 12
Very pretty . Interesting Bruce , that in the first picture , I notice the reflection of the guy taking the photo ( lovely paint ) , but you notice the smut  . ( I however do agree with the comment ) :-) |
|
|
|
Post by hardyakka on Mar 26, 2010 22:19:24 GMT 12
Fantastic! Any idea if John is planning to fly competitions or will it be more of an airshow and pleasure flying machine?
I saw a pair of Pitts Model 12s flying at Oshkosh in 1999 and have been a fan ever since...
|
|
|
|
Post by rbwannabe on Mar 26, 2010 22:39:05 GMT 12
Can't and won't speak for John, it's his baby.
Until I had seen PTS I had not seen a Model 12 in the flesh, but it sort of grows......and grows on you, bit like a S2 on steroids!
|
|
|
|
Post by FlyingKiwi on Mar 29, 2010 16:23:24 GMT 12
That's a really good looking aircraft. With that engine and canopy it almost looks like a Sukhoi SU-29 with biplane wings.
|
|
|
|
Post by DragonflyDH90 on Mar 29, 2010 18:11:47 GMT 12
Very very cool Richard, thanks for posting the pics. Definately want one of these one day.
|
|
|
|
Post by corsair67 on Apr 3, 2010 12:05:45 GMT 12
She is a stunner. Thanks for posting these images.
I hope to see her in the flesh one day.
|
|
. ( I however do agree with the comment ) :-) 
