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Role | Parasol aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | General-Western Aero Corp |
Designer | Albin Peterson |
Introduction | 1932 |
Number built | 6 |
The General-Western Meteor, also called the Air Transport Mfg Meteor, Phantom Meteor and the Bantam Meteor was a parasol wing aircraft.
The P-2-S was built at Goleta Airport after development of the P-1 at the General-Western plant at Santa Barbara Municipal airport. It received its American type certificate on 6 May 1932. The aircraft was one of the earliest examples built with all-metal propellers. [1] [2] Rights to the design were sold to the Air Transport Mfg Co. in 1935 [3]
The P-2-S is a high-wing, conventional landing gear equipped, parasol-wing aircraft powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Kinner radial engine. [4]
The prototype was destroyed in testing in 1930. [5]
Data from American airplane specifications [7]
General characteristics
Performance
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Meteor | |
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Role | Parasol aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | General-Western Aero Corp |
Designer | Albin Peterson |
Introduction | 1932 |
Number built | 6 |
The General-Western Meteor, also called the Air Transport Mfg Meteor, Phantom Meteor and the Bantam Meteor was a parasol wing aircraft.
The P-2-S was built at Goleta Airport after development of the P-1 at the General-Western plant at Santa Barbara Municipal airport. It received its American type certificate on 6 May 1932. The aircraft was one of the earliest examples built with all-metal propellers. [1] [2] Rights to the design were sold to the Air Transport Mfg Co. in 1935 [3]
The P-2-S is a high-wing, conventional landing gear equipped, parasol-wing aircraft powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Kinner radial engine. [4]
The prototype was destroyed in testing in 1930. [5]
Data from American airplane specifications [7]
General characteristics
Performance
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