Phoenix became part of the English Electric Co Ltd. in 1918 and continued development of flying-boats, initially the P.5 Kingston.
Author: Terry
Phoenix Dynamo P.5 Cork
Phoenix Dynamo built two Phoenix P.5 Cork flying-boats.
Phoenix Dynamo
UK
Bradford company which became Admiralty contractor in First World War for construction of Short 184 seaplanes, Short landplane bombers, Maurice Farman Longhoms and a pair of Armstrong Whitworth F.K.10 quadraplanes.
Later built Felixstowe F.3 and F.5 flying-boats and two Phoenix P.5 Cork flying-boats. Phoenix became part of the English Electric Co Ltd. in 1918 and continued development of flying-boats, initially the P.5 Kingston.
Phoenix PM-3 Duet Gallery
Phoenix Aircraft PM-3 Duet / Luton Minor III
The PM-3 Duet is basically an enlarged Minor airframe. The Minor fuselage is fattened to take two people side-by-side and restressed to take a larger engine. Some modification to the wing and tail surfaces is also involved.
The design was originally designated Luton Minor III but was re-designated the Phoenix PM-3 Duet.
The prototype, G-AYTT PFA.841 was built by A.S. Knowles, who was involved in the type’s development. It first flew, at Fairoaks, on 22 June 1973 with a Continental C90 engine in a Condor cowling.
Engine: Continental C90, 90 hp
Cruise: 100 mph
Stall: 35-40 mph
Phoenix Aircraft Ltd
A hangar fire at the Phoenix Works in 1943 destroyed the single example of the LA5 Major, a two-seat cabin type first flown on 4 March 1939, and also spelt the end for the company. C. H. Latimer-Needham (chief designer of Luton Aircraft) founded a new company at Cranleigh, Surrey, in March 1958, appropriately named Phoenix Aircraft Ltd, which acquired the rights for the Minor and Major. Both designs were improved, the first as the LA4A Minor, and built in the UK and in several countries across the world.
In its time the company has dealt with the Luton LA.4/A Minor and LA.5/a Major, the Currie Wot, Luton Group Beta and Jodel D.11.
Phoenix (D&H) Ltd was also involved in research work and built the mock-up of the Syinton-Warren S-31-2 in 1971.
It ceased trading in 1973-4.
Phoenix Air Phoenix Motorglider
Phoenix Air’s honcho Jim Lee counts 14 more aircraft on his backordered list—a major LSA success story. The 49-foot span, Rotax 912ULS-powered low-wing taildragger won Sun ‘n Fun’s Best Commercial LSA award in 2012 and received three more sales. Base price 2012: $149,000.
Phoenix Air was rolling out a new Phoenix S-LSA motorglider every 18 days. They registered 10 aircraft in the US in 2012.
Under development in 2012 was the all-electric ePhoenix, using an in-house built motor and electronic flight controller. So far, flights have yielded one-hour durations, this is a two-seat LSA.
Phoenix Skywalker
The Hirth engined Skywalker developed with a tuned exhaust and fan cooling with a 93 cm propeller.
Skywalker 210
Empty weight: 23 kg
Engine: Solo, 18 hp
Certification: vz
Reduction: 1:2.25
Prop diameter: 86 cm
Fuel capacity: 5 lt
Price (1998): 7400 DM
Skywalker 330
Empty weight: 24.5 kg
Engine: Hirth, 22 hp
Certification: vz
Reduction: 1:2.25
Prop diameter: 86 cm
Fuel capacity: 5 lt
Price (1998): 8300 DM
Phoenix
1998:
Krefelder Str. 110
D 52146 Wűrselen
Germany
Paramotor builder
Phönix-Aviatechnica LKhS
A twin-engined light utility biplane of 1991
