October 9, 2011 Flying Pinto

CaliforniaMama · 10-09-2011, 12:56 PM

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Image compliments of Roadable Times

In the early 1970's, Advanced Vehicle Engineers (AVE) of Oxnard, California, built a flying car called a Mizar. It was basically a Cessna Skymaster grafted to a Pinto.

In 1973, the engineers, Henry Smolinski and Hal Blake, took it for a test flight. The wings and car "ungrafted." What was seen was a Pinto flying through the air sans wings.

The Pinto crashed, ending the careers of the two engineers, as well as that of the flying car.

Originally discovered at (and image compliments of) Paleofuture.

10-09-2011, 12:56 PM	#1
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	October 9, 2011 Flying Pinto Image compliments of dirt bike dave Image compliments of Roadable Times In the early 1970's, Advanced Vehicle Engineers (AVE) of Oxnard, California, built a flying car called a Mizar. It was basically a Cessna Skymaster grafted to a Pinto. In 1973, the engineers, Henry Smolinski and Hal Blake, took it for a test flight. The wings and car "ungrafted." What was seen was a Pinto flying through the air sans wings. The Pinto crashed, ending the careers of the two engineers, as well as that of the flying car. Originally discovered at (and image compliments of) Paleofuture.

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