Oshkosh Airventure 2011 - 'Prometheus' Flight by Skip Stewart - HD

I just resurrected this clip from my video archives... it is old and the files were corrupted so there are a few glitches here and there but hope you will appreciate it nonetheless ;) William Lewis "Skip" Stewart (born February 9, 1968), better known as Skip Stewart, is an aerobatic and commercial pilot from the United States. Stewart flies in airshows in the United States and abroad, in his two highly modified Pitts muscle biplanes. The Prometheus biplane is part Pitts Special and the rest is the vision of Skip Stewart. Starting life as a Pitts S-2S, Prometheus was modified to give Skip the airshow machine he wanted. Most notably, the horsepower was increased to 400 compared to the 260 hp of the stock S-2S. Some Specs: Climb rate: 4000 FPM Max speed: 300 MPH Stall speed: 58 MPH Empty weight: 1146 LBS Range: 405 miles The name Prometheus comes from Greek mythology. Prometheus was a rebel titan who displeased Zeus by taking from him and giving to the people of earth the power of fire. The name matches the paint design with its hot rod style flame job, the show with its snarling, flashy maneuvers and Skip's forethought in his crowd pleasing routine. As the recipient of the 2013 Bill Barber Award for Showmanship and the 2015 Art Scholl Award, Skip Stewart has proven to be one of the most entertaining Airshow pilots in the world today. With over ten thousand hours of flying experience, being an Airline Transport Pilot, Boeing 727, and MD-11 Captain, a Certified Flight Instructor, having owned and operated an aerobatic flight school, earned Gold Medals in regional aerobatic competitions, served as Chief Pilot for a Fortune 100 company and with more than fourteen years entertaining airshow fans around the World, Skip feels comfortable saying that he is one of the very best in the business today. Stewart had flown RC model aircraft for many years and was very familiar with aerobatics, and at age nineteen, he flew an aerobatic aircraft for the first time, a Bucker Jungmann with his friend Chris Woodward. Stewart’s first airplane was a 1976 Pitts S-2A, which he sold in 2000 to buy a 1979 Pitts S-2S. He spent several off seasons modifying this aircraft into what would eventually become the original version of his trademark Prometheus muscle biplane. In 2011 he bought a second aircraft, another 1979 Pitts S-2S and used its airframe to build a second airshow aircraft, which he named Prometheus 2 (P2). The original Pitts is now referred to as P1. The aircraft are highly customized in order to achieve superior aerobatic performance. Both have custom wings, tails, cowlings, engines, propellers, landing gear, instrument panels, fuel tanks and even seat belts. The only stock components on the two aircraft are the horizontal stabilizers. These aircraft are capable of +12 and -7 G, more than twice the G-limit of the stock variant. Stewart is also in the process of having a completely composite-built carbon-fiber biplane designed and built for him. Called the P3 Revolution Biplane, it was scheduled to debut in 2014 but it's been delayed. Skip Stewart is best known for his high-energy aerobatics routine, which includes very low and slow knife-edge passes. His performances most often involve transitioning into slow knife-edge flight immediately after takeoff, followed by an outside-banked turn as he sets up for his routine. The performances themselves involve extreme positive and negative G maneuvers, utilizing the full performance and maneuvering envelopes of his aircraft. In addition to his airshow routines, Stewart makes it a point to make himself available to airshow fans and enthusiasts, and enjoys interacting with the crowd. He trains hard in order to maintain the physical fitness required to withstand the intense stress of high-G flight. Even though he jokingly refers to himself as “Piloto Loco”, he emphasizes that safety is always the first priority, and must be balanced with entertainment. You can find more info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_St... http://www.prometheusbiplane.com   / skipstewartairshows   If you dearly enjoy my content, please consider supporting me on Patreon!   / airguardian   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My secondary aviation YouTube channel: (For vlogging and RC tutorials and weird stuff that I think has no place in my main channel)    / rc4ever   My AIRSOFT YouTube channel: (Mostly airsoft gameplays)    / airguardianairsoft   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can also follow me on: Facebook:   / rc4ever   Twitter:   / rc4media   Instagram:   / airguardian   Patreon:   / airguardian