N767JW - 1971 Tatelman-pitts Special S-1 Aircraft Registration

N767JW is a 1971 Tatelman-pitts SPECIAL S-1, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Roads End Aero LLC in Erwinna, PA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 8, 1979. The registration certificate was issued on October 19, 2024. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2031. Powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N767JW is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AA5C66 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N767JW was last updated on October 19, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Pitts S-1 Special revolutionized aerobatic aviation as the world's first purpose-built sport aerobatic aircraft, establishing the standard for competition performance that dominated contests throughout the 1960s and 1970s. First flown in 1944, it featured a diminutive single-seat biplane configuration with fabric-covered steel tube construction and engines ranging from 90 to 200 horsepower. With its compact 17-foot wingspan and extraordinary roll rates exceeding 400 degrees per second, the S-1 transformed aerobatic flying from modified conventional aircraft to specialized high-performance machines. Created by self-taught designer Curtis Pitts, this aircraft launched both a manufacturing dynasty and the modern era of competitive aerobatics. AviatorDB tracks 1 Tatelman-pitts aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is PTS1.

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