"Spanning 1944-1950, development of the Boeing L-15 Scout began with a postwar vision of what civil aviation would be. Boeing, realizing that its huge Wichita factory would be out of work at wars end, began working on a light personal airplane. In a 1946 U.S. military liaison aircraft competition the Boeing entry won the L-15 contract even though it came in third place. The aircraft ultimately did not see mass production but Boeings engineers kept their hopes up and created proposals for both military and civilian follow-ons. This book tells for the first time the full story of the L-15-the competition and the competitors, how Boeings entry evolved into the prototype XL-15, the planes full specifications, the rivalry between the U.S.

Army and Air Force, and why the government adopted a different plane instead." Provided by publisher.