{"product_id":"l-15-scout-mal-holcomb-9781476692852","title":"L-15 Scout: Boeing's Smallest Airplane","description":"\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mal Holcomb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476692858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476692852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Mal Holcomb","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45897335210239,"sku":"9781476692852","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f7aab199-f9a0-4442-91e7-e1a57113c413.jpg?v=1721373697","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/l-15-scout-mal-holcomb-9781476692852","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}