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With
at least a couple years of development and successful flights behind
him, Hank  Smolinski began looking for a way to market his so-called
flying Pinto. So-called because that's exactly what it was: a Pinto that
flew with the help of the wings, tailfins, and rear engine from a
Cessna Skymaster, all designed to quickly and easily attach with four
pins.
As Preston Lerner and Matt Stone wrote in their 2012 book, History's Greatest Automotive Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealed,
Smolinski was no mere dreamer; instead, he had a background as an
advanced aerospace engineer for Rocketdyne and North American Aviation,
and he fervently believed that he could successfully build a flying car
using only moderately upgraded versions of cars already on the road.
Read about one of the first carplanes on Hemmings Daily.
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Re: “Simple to operate as an airplane, more convenient than any ordinary automobile.”
