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Review: Performance Aircraft Unlimited Bulldog Pitts

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Reviewer Aaron Ham calls this bipe "a compact little hotrod with a ton of power and mind-numbing maneuverability!" Designed for a 40 to 50cc gas engine, this ARF features straightforward assembly and, in the air, it is capable of scale aerobatics as well as unlimited 3D maneuvers. Photos are by Hope McCall. The Bulldog II, flown by professional airshow pilot Jim Leroy, was a highly-modified Pitts S2S powered by a modified Lycoming AEIO-540 that produced 400 horsepower. It's...

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