25. Ancient Flying Machines

There is evidence from ancient civilizations that there were possible flying machines. Stories, figurines, tablets, tools, runways, and more show that people might have been able to fly. Is it all just legends and folklore or were they actually telling the history of what it was like in the past?

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Episode Pictures and Videos:

https://magnificentmaharashtra.wordpress.com/2014/12/16/the-untold-story-of-shivkar-talpade-a-man-who-created-worlds-first-fully-controlled-and-powered-airplane/

https://curiosmos.com/a-2200-ancient-egyptian-glider-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-saqqara-bird/

https://techland.time.com/2010/06/09/cryptids-the-saqqara-bird/

https://www.thegypsythread.org/quimbaya-artifacts/

Other Episode Sources:

• Vimanas-

• https://armaghplanet.com/was-nasa-technology-predicted-in-ancient-indian-writings.html

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2015/09/03/what-archaeologists-really-think-about-ancient-aliens-lost-colonies-and-fingerprints-of-the-gods/#2b3bc4ec7ab0

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQMgeQEp7oA

• http://www.jasoncolavito.com/the-case-of-the-false-quotes.html

• http://ancientastronautarchive.com/2017/06/the-vimana-epics-expanded-knowledge-base/

• https://www.deccanherald.com/content/452573/iisc-research-debunked-long-ago.html

• https://www.ancientaliensdebunked.com/vimanas

• https://phys.org/news/2019-03-archaeologist-debunks-alien-conspiracy-theories.html

• Hulu Show: Ancient Aliens

• Vimana: Aircraft of Ancient India and Atlantis by David Hatcher Childress

• https://satyavijayi.com/vimana-sastra-university-of-california-irvine-test-proves-aerodynamic-fitness-of-models/

• Saqqara Bird-

• https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/he-saqqara-bird-did-ancient-egyptians-know-how-fly-0010035

• https://techland.time.com/2010/06/09/cryptids-the-saqqara-bird/

• https://curiosmos.com/a-2200-ancient-egyptian-glider-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-saqqara-bird/

• https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-technology/controversial-saqqara-bird-00386

• http://www.hoaxorfact.com/paranormal/ancient-mahabharat-period-vimana-found-in-caves-of-afghanistan-hoax.html

• Other-

• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kebra-Negast

• http://pseudoarchaeology.leadr.msu.edu/quimbayaartifacts/author/woodshun/

• https://www.thegypsythread.org/quimbaya-artifacts/

• https://www.ancient-code.com/the-kebra-nagast-king-solomon-and-the-mystery-of-flying-carpets/

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/archaeology/teotihuacan/#:~:text=It%20was%20built%20by%20hand,gave%20its%20current%20name%3A%20Teotihuacan.

• https://www.gaia.com/article/teotihuacan-city-gods-or-ancient-spaceport

• https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/new-study-suggests-nazca-lines-formed-ancient-pilgrimage-route-020322

• https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/ancient-runways-and-flying-fish-did-nazca-culture-take-flight-008662

• Gold Flyer Video:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LdOioSt6vc