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the Viper


The Viper was built for a specific mission. It is an AIRSHOW aircraft designed to entertain and leave a lasting impression in the hearts and minds of the airshow audience.

Many successful entertainers have used the Pitts S2S as a foundation to build the best AIRSHOW aircraft in the industry. The Viper has taken all the years of evolution and wrapped it in to one aircraft. The fuselage, wings, ailerons, cowling, tail surfaces, landing gear, instrumentation, fuel and oil system have all been redesigned, and built with performance and reliability as the prime objectives. The engine is a "new" Lycoming AEIO540EXP which was disassembled and rebuilt to our exacting specifications. The propeller is a MT built in Germany (Model MTV-9-BC-203-20D).

The aircraft has the Viper theme which distinguishes it's self from all other AIRSHOW aircraft and performers. The paint supplied by PPG is a premium finish with effects that are out of this world. As the sun reflects at differing angles the metallic base shows it's complexity flashing tones of gold and blue.

Aircraft Modifications:
Custom PPG Harlequin "color shifting" finish
Wolf Pro 4 wings with carbon fiber tips
Aluminum full-span ailerons (30? +/- deflection)
Titanium main and tail landing gear
Delmar high efficiency carbon fiber cowling
Digital instruments with EFIS and engine monitor
Engine and flight data downloadable
Carbon fiber components throughout
MT Propeller (mtv9-203/20d)
Redesigned flight controls
Reshaped fuselage
Garmin Avionics
Factory New Lycoming AEIO-540 X
with modifications:

Roller camshaft
Lightweight starter and alternator
Airflow Performance fuel injection
Ram air induction
12 to 1 compression ratio
Sky Dynamics 6 to 1 tuned exhaust system
Ported, polished and flow matched cylinders
Ported and polished cold air intake