ORIGINAL: rcpattern
They are all so closely designed though, if they all had identical schemes, most people would have a hard time identifying one from another.
Arch
Ever noticed how often the name is placed on the plane?? Might it be that they are already nearly indistinguishable from one and another??
But pattern planes, like many other purpose built planes, tend to all look alike because they have converged on a single purpose. Sort of the same reason all hammers look basically alike.
I'm just glad retracts are a thing of the past. I hated those things!!