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. Rights to the design were sold to the Air Transport Mfg Co. in 1935
The P-2-S is a high-wing, conventional landing gear equipped, parasol-wing aircraft powered by a Kinner radial engine.
Operational history The prototype was destroyed in testing in 1930.
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 Continental engine upgrade.
Specifications (General-Western P-2-S Meteor)
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