The aircraft was an 85% scale replica of the original Ryan STA and when it was available was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.

[1] The aircraft featured a wire-braced and strut-braced low-wing, two seats in separate tandem open cockpits with windshields, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

Several prefabricated components were supplied as part of the kit, including the fuselage frame, landing gear, engine mount and tail assembly.

With full fuel of 23 U.S. gallons (87 L; 19 imp gal) the payload for pilot, passenger and baggage was 362 lb (164 kg).

[1] In January 2014 no examples remained registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.