Online video now available Article by Mike Whaley Steen Aero Lab's time machine has been working overtime lately so that we could bring you a video of the very first flight of the very first Pitts Special back in 1945! Check it out here.

3rd hurricane in 5 weeks doesn't do much damage to Steen Article by Mike Whaley After getting hit by Hurricane Jeanne, the fifth hurricane in five weeks, we are back up and running. Power and phones were restored on the morning of Tuesday 9/28/04... only 3 days after the storm. (Hurricane Frances took power out [...]

Updated: Monday 9/13/04 6PM EDT Article by Mike Whaley We are happy to report that power and phone service to Steen Aero Lab was restored around noon on Monday 9/13/04... service was down since Hurricane Frances hit on 9/4/04 due to a downed power line that feeds our neihborhood. Fortunately, we had very little damage [...]

Article by Mike Whaley The 2004 Reno Air Races are over, and the Pitts Specials did pretty well in the biplane class. Pitts Special variants comprised 15 out of the 21 planes entered in the class. Norman Way's Pitts S1 "Magic" hit 214.9 mph in the final race, taking third place, while many other Pitts [...]

Ethan William Goetsch born 8/17/04 Article by Steen Staff Congratulations to Steen president Paul Goetsch and his wife Sherry on the birth of Ethan William Goetsch on August 17th. Ethan was 8lbs. 2oz. and 21 inches long, and boy, is he CUTE! Mommy, daddy, and baby are all doing well. It won't be long before [...]

Article by Steen Staff With all the great airplanes at AirVenture 2004, it isn't easy to really stand out from the crowd to wow the judges. But that's just what Peter Clinton of Erie, CO did when he won a Plaque for Outstanding Workmanship (Plans-Built) for his beautiful green and white Skybolt, N864P. Although it's [...]

Article by Steen Staff While we are at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh (July 27-August 2) the Steen crew will be providing live reports about what's goin on. Please check the Event Reports section regularly for details!

Article by Mike Whaley While we are at Sun 'N Fun (April 13-19) we will be regularly posting updates and pictures. See our new Event Reports section for details, and check back often!

Article by Steen Staff We are continuing to compile lots photos and narrative to chronicle the continuing progress of the Pitts Model 14 project. Interest in the Model 14 is intense and we're very excited about the progress. Check it out on our Project Logs page!

Creator of aerobatic diagram system passes away at age 84 Article by Steen Staff Jose Louis de Aresti Aguirre, the man who revolutionized aerobatic competition by devising a standardized method by which aerobatic routines can be recorded on paper, passed away in Madrid, Spain on November 18, 2003. He was 84 years old. The Aresti [...]

Tom Kozura and N51TL share spotlight Article by Steen Staff Steen Aero Lab congratulates Tom Kozura of Michigan for having his beautiful, award-winning Skybolt selected as an EAA Centennial Homebuilt of the Week. The announcement was made September 19th in EAA's E-Hotline newsletter. Please check it out!! Tom Kozura's great-looking Skybolt  

Contest ends August 31 Article by Steen Staff We are closing in on the deadline for entries in the Pitts Model 14 Name Contest! The last day to submit ideas is August 31. If you submit the name we choose for the new Model 14, you will win $500 US (or split that amount evenly [...]

Article by Mike Whaley Here's something you don't hear of every day... a Pitts Special builder who's all of 15 years old! Austin Fox in Arizona has made a lot of progress on his S1-C (even though he's not yet old enough to solo in a powered aircraft) and he is certainly one the youngest [...]

Daily reports from Steen's Oshkosh crew Article by Steen Aero Lab Staff As AirVenture 2003 continues into the weekend, we are expecting even more of the same - a great deal of interest in the Skybolt and Pitts (especially the new Pitts Model 14). There are some really excellent Skybolts here (as always). See photos [...]

Article by Mike Whaley The Pitts Model 14 has been generating a great deal of interest, even late on a dark and stormy night. Wednesday evening was nice and cool, and one of our Aircraft Shapes guys decided to roll out his sleeping bag in the Steen tent instead of going back to the house. [...]

Article by Steen Aero Web Team The new Pitts Model 14 is on the gear at Oshkosh !! Come by and kick the tires ! We are pleased to announce the innovative Pitts Model 14, a new clean-sheet design by master architect Curtis Pitts. Technical Details at Pitts Model 14 Historical Details at Pitts Model [...]

Article by Mike Whaley   REWARD $500.00 Help Us Name The Pitts Model 14 Steen Aero Lab is offering $500.00 to the creative person(s) who come up with "the perfect" name for the new Pitts Model 14. (Previous Pitts designs have carried monikers like "Lil' Monster", "Super Stinker", etc.) While we don't guarantee that we [...]