General-Western P-2 Meteor

Meteor
General information
Type	Parasol aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	General-Western Aero Corp
Designer	Albin Peterson
Number built	6
History
Introduction date	1932

The General-Western Meteor, also called the Air Transport Mfg Meteor, Phantom Meteor and the Bantam Meteor was a parasol wing aircraft.

Design and development

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]

Operational history

The prototype was destroyed in testing in 1930. ^[5]

Variants

P-1

single seat prototype

P-2-S

Two seat sport model

P-2-T

Trainer model

Crop duster

• One example was modified into a cropduster with a 220 hp (164 kW) Continental engine upgrade. ^[6]

Specifications (General-Western P-2-S Meteor)

Data from American airplane specifications ^[7]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 24 ft 2 in (7.37 m)
• Wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
• Height: 7 ft 10 in (2.39 m)
• Wing area: 146.8 sq ft (13.64 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,137 lb (516 kg)
• Gross weight: 1,750 lb (794 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Kinner K-5 radial engine, 100 hp (75 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 130 mph (210 km/h, 110 kn)
• Cruise speed: 105 mph (169 km/h, 91 kn)
• Stall speed: 40 mph (64 km/h, 35 kn)
• Range: 420 mi (680 km, 360 nmi)

References

1. Neal Graffy. Historic Santa Barbara: An Illustrated History.
2. "Santa Barbara Airport History" (PDF). Retrieved 5 November 2011.
3. Skyways. October 2001.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. "Meteor P-2-S" . Retrieved 5 November 2011.
5. "Meteor P-2-S" . Retrieved 5 November 2011.
6. Joseph P. Juptner. U.S. civil aircraft, Volume 5.
7. "American Aircraft specifications" . Aviation . July 1932. pp. 314–315.

External links

• Image of a P-2 Meteor
• Image of a P-2 Meteor
• Image of a P-2 Meteor