L-15 Scout

Infobox Aircraft
name = L-15 Scout
type = Liaison aircraft
manufacturer = Boeing


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designer =
first flight = 13 July 1947
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primary user =
more users =
produced =
number built = 12
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variants with their own articles = The Boeing L-15 Scout or YL-15 was a small, piston engine liaison aircraft built by Boeing in very small numbers after World War II. It was a short take-off and landing (STOL) aircraft powered by a 125 hp Lycoming. The L-15 was an attempt by Boeing to expand its product line as World War II drew to a close and Boeing's production of combat aircraft declined. Boeing decided against marketing the L-15 as a general aviation aircraft and the few that were produced went to the United States Army. Most were used in Alaska for various duties.

Operators

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*United States Army

pecifications (XL-15)

aircraft specifications

plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop

ref=Boeing Aircraft since 1916 Bowers 1989, p.374-375.]
crew= Two (pilot and observer)
capacity=
length main= 25 ft 3 in
length alt= 7.70 m
span main= 40 ft 0 in
span alt= 12.20 m
height main= 8 ft 8½ in
height alt= 2.65 m
area main= 269 ft²
area alt= 25.0 m²
airfoil=
empty weight main= 1,509 lb
empty weight alt= 686 kg
loaded weight main= 2,050 lb
loaded weight alt= 932 kg
useful load main=
useful load alt=
max takeoff weight main=
max takeoff weight alt=
more general=

engine (prop)= Lycoming O-290-7
type of prop=four cylinder air cooled horizontally opposed engine
number of props=1
power main= 125 hp
power alt= 93 kW
power original=
max speed main= 97 knots
max speed alt= 112 mph, 180 km/h
cruise speed main= 88 knots
cruise speed alt= 101 mph, 163 km/h
never exceed speed main=
never exceed speed alt=
stall speed main= 30 knots
stall speed alt= 35mph, 56 km/h
range main=
range alt=
ferry range main=
ferry range alt=
ferry range more=
ceiling main= 16,400 ft
ceiling alt= 5,000 m
climb rate main= 628 ft/min
climb rate alt= 3.2 m/s
loading main= 7.62 lb/ft²
loading alt= 37.3 kg/m²
thrust/weight=
power/mass main= 0.061 hp/lb
power/mass alt= 0.10 kW/kg
more performance=*Endurance: 2¼ hours normal, 5½ hours with external fuel
avionics=

References

Notes

Bibliography

*Bowers, Peter M. "Boeing Aircraft since 1916". London: Putnam, Third edition 1989. ISBN 0-85177-804-6.