Österreichische Phoenix-Flugzeugwerft Meteor L-2/C

[Cy-27]

I visited a restaurant recently near Salzburg and spotted an interesting large photograph over the doorway of a Phönix (Phoenix) L2C biplane. As if that was not good enough, it was sponsored by a local brewery, Gösser!

I undertook a bit of research on the photo (attached below).

The Österreichische Phoenix-Flugzeugwerft Meteor L-2/C was a 1929 design from a pair of German engineers and a half dozen of this model were built in Austria, the first being completed in December 1929 at Wöllersdorf.

The photograph was of A-79 which was built in 1930 and crashed in July 1932.

Details:

Engine: 1 x Siemens Sh 13 five-cylinder engine (59 kW)
Wing Span: 8.40 m
Length: 6.20 m
Height: 2.65 m
Wing Area: 16.0 sq m
Empty Weight: 355 kg
Take-off Weight: 570 kg
Maximum Speed: 155 km/h
Cruising Speed: 130 km/h
Ceiling: 4,000 m
Range: 355 km

Production:
A-77 (first one in batch ff December 1932)
A-79 (first flew early 1930 and crashed 26 July 1932)
A-84 (werk no 18, operated by ÖLAG Fliegerschule, Austrian Military BH-Dient Nr 413 later to L-2I standard and reregistered OE-TAP)
A-89
A-109 (Owned by Dr Franz Weigl in 1930)
A-123 (Originally owned by Simon Balestini later to OE-DJM and owned by Josef Mumb)

Sources:
Österreichische Luftfahrzeugrole 1923 bis 1938 (ÖFH) H Weishaupt Verlag (1982) ISBN 3900310076
Luftfahrzeugbau in Österreich (Reinhard Keimel) Aviatic-Verlag GmbH (2003) ISBN 3925505784