General-Western P-2 Meteor

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 100 hp 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 220 hp Continental engine upgrade.