The Boeing Model 8, a.k.a. BB-L6, was an American biplane aircraft designed by Boeing specifically for their test pilot, Herb Munter.
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Development and design The Model 8 design was inspired by the Ansaldo A.1 Balilla. The fuselage was covered in mahogany plywood, with a two-passenger forward cockpit and pilot rear cockpit, a seating configuration that would be the standard for all following three-seaters. The wing configuration and powerplant were similar to the Boeing Model 7.Bowers, 1989. pg. 54.
The Model 8 first flew in 1920, and was the first aircraft to fly over Mount Rainier. The aircraft was destroyed in a hangar fire in Kent, Washington in 1923.Bowers, 1989. pg. 54.
Specifications (BB-L6)
References
Bowers, Peter M. Boeing aircraft since 1916. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1989. .
External links Boeing Model 8 (BB-L6) (Russian)