L-15 Scout: Boeing's Smallest Airplane

by Mal Holcomb

As World War II drew to a close, Boeing, realizing that its huge Wichita factory would be out of work at war's end, began working on a light personal airplane.

It nabbed the contract for what became the L-15 Scout despite the plane's third-place finish in a 1946 U.S. military liaison aircraft competition. Although the aircraft ultimately was not mass produced, Boeing's engineers created proposals for both military and civilian follow-ups.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476692858
• ISBN13: 9781476692852
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up