AVE Mizar Flying Ford Pinto,1973 - a photo on Flickriver

AVE Mizar Flying Ford Pinto,1973

             This Pinto was first flown in early 1973 and had a number of problems.The Pinto was a small and light weight car,but heavy as an airplane fuselage.At first it was slightly over weight even without fuel or passengers.
 It crashed on take-off on September 11th 1973 after one of the wing to lower body struts broke and the car separated from the wing.A larger aircraft engine had been added for improved performance and may have played a role in the crash.
 There were a number of witnesses,one said the wing spar failed,tearing out the strut.Another said the struts were only attached with sheet metal screws and pulled out.The FAA said it was due to poor welds.
 You can see the big and heavy ply rear tires and how the rear end squated down from all the weight.
   

Taken on: September 11, 2009

Tags:

Flying

Ford

Cessna

Skymaster

1970s

AVE

Mizar

Continental

210

aircraft

engine

Gilpin

Dealer

Galpin « less

Sets appears in: • ECT.

Groups appears in: • Ford Vehicles • Vintage Car Ads (up to 1979) more » • Seven'tease cars • Ford! • Ford Pinto/Mercury Bobcat « less

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