Ray Stits
Ray Stits | |
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| Born | June 20, 1921 |
| Died | June 8, 2015 (aged 93) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation(s) | Aircraft mechanic, pilot, aircraft designer |
| Spouse | Edith Stits |
| Children | David Stits and Don Stits |
Raymond M. Stits (20 June 1921 - 8 June 2015) was an American inventor, homebuilt aircraft designer, aircraft mechanic and pilot. He designed the Stits SA-2A Sky Baby, which was the world's smallest aircraft in 1952, developed the Poly-Fiber aircraft fabric covering system and was the founder of Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1.
David Gustafson, a Flabob Airport historian, wrote of Stits, "few people outside of the Poberezny family had as much influence on the early home built aircraft movement as Ray Stits."