Automotive inventors killed by their own inventions

Henry Smolinski - Flying Car

April 07, 2016, 06:35 IST
Henry Smolinski, a graduate of Northrop Institute of Technology's aeronautical engineering school, built AVE Mizar, a flying car based on the Ford Pinto. It was the sole product of the company - Advanced Vehicle Engineers (AVE), he founded.

He was killed during the test flight of the car, when one of its wings fell off.

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