http://www.metafilter.com/tags/mitzar Posts tagged with 'mitzar' at MetaFilter. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:27:39 -0800 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:27:39 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/55879/The%2Dflying%2DFord%2DPinto <blockquote><a href="http://world.std.com/~jlr/doom/blake.htm">Henry Smolinski and Hal Blake</a> had a great idea: bolt the wings and engine of a Cessna to the body of 1971 Ford Pinto. Fly the Pinto to an airport near your destination, unlatch it from the wings, and drive it where you want to go. No need for rental cars...<br> <br>It worked. Until the day it failed. Sometime late in 1973, Smolinski and Blake climbed aboard the "Mitzar" and rolled down the runway. During takeoff, the peculiar marriage of wheels and wings divorced, and the Advanced Vehicle Engineers found themselves sailing through the California sky in a very un-advanced vehicle, a wingless Pinto.</blockquote> Pics here: <a href="http://www.fordpinto.com/mitzar1.htm">1</a>, <a href="http://www.fordpinto.com/mitzar2.htm">2</a>, <a href="http://www.fordpinto.com/mitzar3.htm">3</a> tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.55879 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:27:39 -0800 aerocar d'oh! flyingcar mitzar pinto Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese