AVE Mizar
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The AVE Mizar (frequently misspelled Mitzar but named after the star Mizar) was a flying car built between 1971 and 1973 by Advanced Vehicle Engineers (AVE) of Oxnard California. The company was started by Henry Smolinski a Northrop-trained engineer.

AVE Mizar – The idea was pretty simple here; attach a pair of wings from a Cessna to a Ford Pinto (really).1
The AVE Mizar was and still is the best ever car / plane design.2
The AVE Mizar (named after the star), was built in 1971 by Henry Smolinski.3
the AVE Mizar of the early 1970s than to Taylor's designs, the vehicle portions of which were purpose-designed and built.4
* the AVE Mizar was a flying car created by attaching part of a Cessna Skymaster to a Ford Pinto? More interesting facts 5
Henry Smolinski started the AVE Mizar company that created a flying car. One a test flight, the right wing folded, killing Smolinski and one of his associates.6

Made by Advanced Vehicle Engineers.

It is the successor of the Cessna Skymaster Ford Pinto .

An article about the AVE Mizar published in the Air & Space Magazine, July 2010. Link: http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/Oldies-and-Oddities-A-Different-Kind-of-Hybrid-.7
AVE Mizar A Brief Historical Introduction to the Flying Car(Image: YouTube screenshot, Galpin Motors, California, and Bert Boeckmann) Fresh from the success of World War Two, anything seemed possible 8
AVE Mizar - flying car, created by Advanced Vehicle Engineers, was an attachment of Skymaster wings, tail, and rear engine to a Ford Pinto outfitted with aircraft controls and instruments.9
The AVE Mizar was a flying car built between 1971 and 1973 by Advanced Vehicle Engineers of Oxnard, California.10
A 1973 AVE Mizar proved that the Ford Pinto was just as dangerous in the air as it was on the ground.11
Jet Or Prop
prop
Designer
Advanced Vehicle Engineers
Predecessor
Cessna Skymaster
Ford Pinto
Power Alt
157.0
Introduced
1973
Developed From
Cessna Skymaster
Ford Pinto
Capacity
three passengers
Number Built
1
Crew
one
pilot
Area Main
201.0
Span Alt
11.58 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Continental IO-360-C
Manufacturer
Advanced Vehicle Engineers
Origin
United States
National Origin
United States
Span Main
1158.24
Power Main
210 hp
Number Of Props
1
Area Alt
18.7 m²
Similar Aircraft
* Aerocar* Aerauto PL.5C
Related
*Cessna Skymaster*Ford Pinto
Height Main
8
Category
Aircraft manufactured by the United States
Cancelled aircraft projects
Roadable aircraft
United States civil utility aircraft 1970-1979

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