Pitts Special

aerobatics airshow history aviation history Betty Skelton Curtis Pitts homebuilt aircraft Little Stinker women in aviation

The Hangar Jul 26, 2026

Betty Skelton, the Little Stinker, and the First Lady of Firsts Who Cut the Ribbon Upside Down, Told From the Aerobatic Rows at Oshkosh

How Betty Skelton and her red Pitts Special 'Little Stinker' broke aviation's barriers with inverted ribbon cuts and 17 records.

Taildragger

The Hangar Jul 22, 2026

Curtis Pitts, Betty Skelton, and the Little Biplane That Taught the World to Roll

How Curtis Pitts and pilot Betty Skelton turned a homemade Florida biplane into the airplane that taught the world to roll.

Taildragger

The Hangar Jun 19, 2026

Betty Skelton, Little Stinker, and the inverted ribbon cut twelve feet off the grass

How Betty Skelton flew her Pitts Special 'Little Stinker' inverted through a ribbon 12 feet off the grass and became aviation's First Lady of Firsts.

Taildragger