| AVE Mizar | |
|---|---|
| |
| A Mizar at Oxnard Airport, Oxnard, California, August 1973 | |
| Role | Roadable aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Advanced Vehicle Engineers |
| Designer | Henry Smolinski |
| Introduction | 1973 |
| Number built | 2 |
| Developed from | Ford Pinto, Cessna Skymaster |
The AVE Mizar (named after the star Mizar) was a roadable aircraft built between 1971 and 1973 by Advanced Vehicle Engineers (AVE) of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California. The company was started by Henry Smolinski and Harold Blake, both graduates of Northrop Institute of Technology's aeronautical engineering school.[1]
- ^ Brian Campbell (1973-09-11). "The History Of... AVE Mizar Flying Pinto". Cookieboystoys.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2013-06-07.