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Remarks by Fred Sindlinger: "The Super Pacer started out from a basket case 1953 Piper Tri-Pacer. The fuselage was modified by adding 16 inches to the frame just aft of the baggage compartment. Conversion to a tail wheel aircraft required a kit from Univair Aircraft. The rest of the fuselage was left original except for adding a few stringers to bring it into shape. Vertical tail is original except that there is no off-set. The off-set was compensated for by mounting the engine with 2 degrees down and 2 1/2 degrees to the right. Elevators were changed to accommodate an air balance tab to relieve some of the stick forces. Wings are of my own design with a NACA 63A412 airfoil section. Wings are wood throughout, both spars and wing ribs. Dihedral is set at 2 degrees. Flaps go from -3 degrees negative to 45 degrees. (-3,0,15,30,45 settings.) Ailerons can be drooped from the cockpit through an arrangement of pulleys to shorten and lengthen the control cables from -3 degrees to +17 degrees. (-3,0,10,17 settings.) The wings weight 200 lb (91 kg) due to using the original lift struts which put a greater bending moment on the spars at the lift attach points as there is an extra 2 1/2 feet of wing on each side. The front spar is 2 in (51 mm) thick at the attach point and the rear spar is 1.75 in (44 mm) thick." Wing span: Wing area: Length: Fuel: Empty weight: Take-off weight: Landing weight: Baggage: Engine: Propeller: Cruise speed: Landing speed: 32 ft (9.75 m) 166 sq.ft (15.42 sq.m) 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) 38 gal (144 l) 1,338 lb (607 kg) 2,250 lb (1,021 kg) 2,100 lb (953 kg) 40 lb (18 kg) Lycoming 180 hp Hartzell C/S 130 mph (209 kmh) 55 mph (89 kmh)