Resurrect the Flying Pinto

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Nomen Nescio, Apr 20, 2006.

  1. Nomen Nescio

    Nomen Nescio Guest

    The Flying Pinto actually flew. It was not the project of Ford Motor Co.,
    but of two guys who thought they could build a flying car on a shoestring
    budget. If it didn't crash and kill them both, they might have actually
    developed it into series production.

    In contrast to the Flying Pinto team's efficiency, Ford spent about a
    billion dollars to design a mere sedan, the 80's reincarnation of the
    Thunderbird. It was supposedly a completely new car.

    Now, think again about the Flying Pinto, only this time as a full-blown
    development project. With say three billions in R & D it could be done
    right. The World would see the first commercially successful flying car.
    I envision it being sold as two components. The car could be bought first,
    then later, the flying kit when the owner saved enough nickels and dimes.
    Probably the market is at least as big as the combined market for exotics,
    a fairly small, but still a mass market.

    Ford doesn't have the money or the inclination. It has to be a government
    project, with licenses to the manufacturers. If Ford doesn't take the
    license, Toyota would. The government has three billion at its fingertips:
    That's two month's worth of wasted money for the failing Iraqi war. Our
    Leader must stop his personal, Constitutionally illegal undeclared war,
    recall the troops and begin investing the money saved into a long, long
    overdue project, the flying car.

    Within two or three years we could have prototypes. Within 10 years you
    should be able to buy a flying car for no more than the price of a
    Corvette, in my opinion, given the economies of a mass production assembly
    line. Any new Flying Car would be much easier to take off and land than
    any present day light plane because of all the advances made in
    aerodynamics and electronic controls. Navigation is vastly improved too,
    with GPS...the same system used to negotiate city streets would get you
    safely from city to city. Doesn't all that wet your appetite?

    As with all dream projects, its in the financing more than the
    technicalities. The technology is there, only the will and the money. As
    long as we flush our money down the tubes, we will never see the 21st
    Century products we predicted half a century ago, in particular the flying
    automobile.

    The Flying Car would be fueled by synthetic gasoline, derived from coal
    conversion to oil, another multibillion dollar government project funded by
    the peace dividend. Synthetic gasoline would free us from the clutches of
    the likes of Arab shieks, Venezuelen strong men, and Nigerian Mau-Mau.
    Think about it, then petition your Congressmen to get the President to
    change his tune or call for his impeachment and removal before the
    disgruntled generals do the Coup D'etat. Our tax money is needed for
    critical commercial projects, not deadly war games.
     
    Nomen Nescio, Apr 20, 2006
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  2. Nomen Nescio

    Bret Ludwig Guest

    That would be the Mizar, and it was a Cessna Mixmaster with its front
    lopped off and tacked on to a Pinto. Crashed and killed the builder.

    The slightly nutty and extremely intransigent but quite bright Molt
    Taylor did a better job on the Aerocar.

    Suggest you need a purpose built car, one, and a single engine for
    both. Mopar does not offer a suitable engine today although the New
    hemi might work in a pinch. An all aluminum V8 would be better. You
    will also want to use a heavy Gilmer belt drive and have the prop close
    to the engine as much as practicable. Taylor used a long driveshaft, a
    Dodge coupling (no relation to Mopar-a different company) and a piece
    of shit Lycoming which gave no end of trouble in the automotive mode.
     
    Bret Ludwig, Apr 20, 2006
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    Tom Guest

    most people can not even drive a car safely, and you want them to fly a
    plane???
     
    Tom, Apr 20, 2006
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  4. ...Yet some more pie in the sky Bullsh!t, representative of his fifties
    era 'Popular Mechanics' Simple Simon mentality.

    Go to a library and check some of the 50 year old Pop Mechs..

    AmphiCar
    The Fly-in Subdivision.. taxi your Piper to your house
    The ubiquitous Jeep; unhook the plow, go get groceries and pick up Junior
    from Band Practice.


    And we note that none of the wonderful combo-vehicles has EVER made it to
    the point where they're commercially viable.

    One MAIN reason... increasingly stringent FAA safety certification
    requirements.

    Got to admit... ol' Nomen has indeed hit on a unique method of trolling.
    Wonder how long it'll take for the staff at the 'home' to capture him
    this time.

    Or maybe he's REALLY Al Gore... letting his mind run really free....
     
    Backyard Mechanic, Apr 20, 2006
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  5. Nomen Nescio

    Mike Hunter Guest

    Please give us your source for you opinion that makes you believe our war
    against radical
    Islamic terrorist is Constitutionally illegal or undeclared.


    mike hunt


    .. Our
     
    Mike Hunter, Apr 20, 2006
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  6. Nomen Nescio

    Bret Ludwig Guest

    era 'Popular Mechanics' Simple Simon mentality.

    Go to a library and check some of the 50 year old Pop Mechs..

    AmphiCar
    The Fly-in Subdivision.. taxi your Piper to your house
    The ubiquitous Jeep; unhook the plow, go get groceries and pick up
    Junior
    from Band Practice.

    And we note that none of the wonderful combo-vehicles has EVER made it
    to
    the point where they're commercially viable.

    One MAIN reason... increasingly stringent FAA safety certification
    requirements.<<

    Aviat got their Husky type certified for less than $400K. You can't
    get a CAR through DOT and EPA certification-if it has a clean sheet of
    paper chassis and driveline-for that.

    Got to admit... ol' Nomen has indeed hit on a unique method of
    trolling.
    Wonder how long it'll take for the staff at the 'home' to capture him
    this time.

    Or maybe he's REALLY Al Gore... letting his mind run really free....
    Yeh, I'm a Krusty old Geezer, putting up with my 'smartass' is the
    price
    you pay..DEAL with it! <<

    You don't know your ass from a hole in the ground.
     
    Bret Ludwig, Apr 20, 2006
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  7. He FEELS it.. Mike, its FEELINGS!
     
    Backyard Mechanic, Apr 21, 2006
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  8. Wanna bet? I must have hit a nerve...
    heh!
     
    Backyard Mechanic, Apr 21, 2006
    #8
  9. Wow, please explain this, this sentence does does not make sense.
     
    Frank from Deeetroit, Apr 21, 2006
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  10. 'nuff said!
     
    Backyard Mechanic, Apr 21, 2006
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