L-15 Scout : Boeing's Smallest Airplane Paperback / softback
by Mal Holcomb
Paperback / softback
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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. This book tells for the first time the full story of the L-15--the competition and the competitors, the evolution of Boeing's entry into the prototype XL-15, the plane's specifications, the rivalry between the U.S.
Army and Air Force, and the government's decision to adopt a different plane instead.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:120 pages, ca. 180 photos, notes, bibliography, index
- Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
- Publication Date:25/07/2024
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- ISBN:9781476692852
Information
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Coming Soon
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:120 pages, ca. 180 photos, notes, bibliography, index
- Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
- Publication Date:25/07/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781476692852