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beamjockeyI've found a promotional film for the Advanced Vehicle Engineers Mizar, a roadable airplane of the 1970s based on a Ford Pinto. It was married to the wings and rear engine of a Cessna Skymaster.
(It's over 10 minutes long, but dull until 3:10 or so; I've tried to start the clip there but I'm not sure whether that Youtube feature will work.)
Unfortunately an accident with the Mizar earned its developers, Henry Smolinski and Hal Blake, a place on the Doomed Engineers site.
Doug Duncan has some great photos of the Mizar. Here's a Mizar history site.
(It's over 10 minutes long, but dull until 3:10 or so; I've tried to start the clip there but I'm not sure whether that Youtube feature will work.)
Unfortunately an accident with the Mizar earned its developers, Henry Smolinski and Hal Blake, a place on the Doomed Engineers site.
Doug Duncan has some great photos of the Mizar. Here's a Mizar history site.
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Date: 2012-04-04 01:28 am (UTC)This all made me look up that flying car from the James Bond movie THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, and I was a bit surprised to learn it was a complete fake ---- I mean, it's not that unusual for a Bond movie to use some bit of real tech. I didn't think the car actually transformed as shown, but I figured they actually did have one with the wings strapped on that flew. No, it was only a model...
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