H. Stumpt

When the Ace Pacer was introduced, it revolutionized 1/2A flying by providing for the first time pattern ship appearance and performance. Since then it has been imitated by numerous designs similar in appearance and capability. The Straight Arrow is not more of the same. It is the next generation in 1/2A pattern flying, combining swept back wing and tail, tripod landing gear and throttle-equipped engine. As you can see, in addition to sweep back, the wing has anhedral. This is required to cancel out the aerodynamic dihedral effect of the swept back wing and, incidentally, has the desirable result of making the tip-mounted wheel struts shorter. The result is a plane with neutral stability and flight characteristics similar to the Pacer.