Post by Wes on Feb 7, 2010 22:21:12 GMT 10
The Case for Ancient Flight.
Babylon.
Possibly the very earliest existing record to mention aviation, even preceding many Indian texts, is an ancient set of Babylonian laws named the ‘Halkatha.’ The Halkartha contains but a single passage which unmistakably reads: "To operate a flying machine is a great privilege. Knowledge of flying is most ancient, a gift of the gods of old for saving lives."
Another similar Babylonian text called the "Epic of Etana," which is thought to be derived from an earlier Sumerian tale, contains references to the magical flight of Etana on the back of a huge eagle. Throughout the story as Etana is continually taken ever higher, there are numerous and remarkably accurate descriptions of the view that unfolds below. The thing is that the tale reads like a genuine account of someone who is very familiar with flying. It is difficult to conceive of how the author could have imagined the details that are mentioned throughout the narrative.
There are detailed descriptions of a ‘patchwork of color’, mentions of atmospheric haze and accurate description of geographical features that it would be very hard for someone to describe unless they had actually experienced flight. So who could have made and recorded these types of
accurate observations in an ancient text that was written somewhere prior to 2400 BC?"
China
China is perhaps the most mysterious of the ancient developed civilizations anywhere on earth. Though, this mystery is mainly because the occasional Chinese ruler had decided that history should start with them, and subsequently set about erasing any records preceding their reign. Fortunately some ancient texts still managed to survive these ravages though nothing from extreme antiquity and among them are numerous references to experimental aircraft. Some of these texts have been dated as being written sometime prior to 2000 BC.
One such text mentions that the Emperor Cheng Tang ordered the construction of a flying machine in 1766 B.C. The report tells us that the craft was then subsequently destroyed for fear of anyone else discovering the secret of flight. The same text states that much later, in the 3rd
century B.C. a Chinese poet called Chu Yun made a detailed aerial survey of the Gobi desert. In these passages Chu Yun even lavishes enormous praise to the fine construction of his craft and speaks of the great durability it displayed during several wild desert wind and sand storms that he encountered during his flight.
India.
More than most countries, India is a place that has a particularly rich and detailed tradition of ancient flying machines throughout their history and mythologies. There are numerous stanzas in the ‘Ramayana.’’ Many mentions of such machines are also made in the epic wars that are described in the ‘Mahabharata.’ and some extraordinarily lengthy passages referring them in another ancient book called the ‘Vymaanika-Shaastra.
There is another ancient collection of sacred Hindu books called the ‘Samaranga Sutradhara’ that contain at least 200 passages concerning almost every conceivable aspect of flying and the amazing descriptions in the narrative abundantly demonstrate that the authors of the work had a
very detailed knowledge of aviation, mechanics and equipment that comes very close to what we know today. Author and self-taught Archeologist, David Hatcher-Childress has written some excellent books discussing these texts and I highly recommend anyone with an interest in the topic to obtain and read them. These texts call the ancient flying machines ‘Vimana’s.
They describe the craft as having "carefully welded joints", and as being powered "by controlled fire from the iron containers" that were like "the roar of a lion” that would set the Vimana in motion so that "the traveler sitting inside the Vimana may travel in the air, to such a distance as to look like a pearl in the sky" This description sounds remarkably like modern jet powered planes, even very adequately describing the noise that they make. One chapter describes a complicated process for smelting and refining mica telling us that the process: “will yield a metal shining like a precious stone, very light, unbreakable, unburnable and indestructible.”
Egypt.
A small artifact that was discovered in a tomb near Saqqara in 1898 and labeled simply as ‘bird object’ is quite interesting. It was found again, years later, in a basement storage area of the Cairo Museum of Antiquities. For many years the artifact, catalogued simply as item number 6347, RM
22A, had lay in a small box, almost forgotten and was considered to be small and mostly insignificant. But the intriguing thing is that the artifact is actually a tiny wooden aeroplane.
It was not until 1969 that an archaeologist by the name of Dr Kalil Messiha noticed the extraordinary resemblance of the object to modern delta winged aircraft and decided the item was worth further investigation. A research committee was immediately formed and the findings were so impressive that the object was put on immediate display in the museum.
Colombia.
Another miniature flying machine now simply known as the ‘Gold Jet’ was also discovered in Columbia in South America. The tiny gold object is considered to be well over a thousand years old and looks very much like a modern plane or space shuttle. It is thought to come from a pre Incan culture, possibly the Toltecs or Olmecs, and measures just two inches long.
The artifact has attracted considerable attention due to its extraordinary resemblance to a modern fighter plane. According to one test pilot a Mr. Jack A. Ullrich: The shape of the wings and the tapering of the fuselage also suggests the original aircraft it was modeled from was probably jet powered and capable of supersonic speeds!
Critics say that the object could just as easily represent a bird or flying fish and this could very well be a possibility. However it’s notable that the object also depicts a triangular upright tail-fin which has no equivalent in the animal kingdom and provides a strong indication that it is actually a depiction of a flying machine.
Interestingly, the miniature model even has an insignia on the tail fin such as can be found on today’s modern fighter planes. This has been likened by scholars to the second letter in Hebrew alphabet – the letter beth.
thecrowhouse.com/Documents/Earths%20Forbidden%20Secrets%20Part%20One.pdf page 120-122.
Babylon.
Possibly the very earliest existing record to mention aviation, even preceding many Indian texts, is an ancient set of Babylonian laws named the ‘Halkatha.’ The Halkartha contains but a single passage which unmistakably reads: "To operate a flying machine is a great privilege. Knowledge of flying is most ancient, a gift of the gods of old for saving lives."
Another similar Babylonian text called the "Epic of Etana," which is thought to be derived from an earlier Sumerian tale, contains references to the magical flight of Etana on the back of a huge eagle. Throughout the story as Etana is continually taken ever higher, there are numerous and remarkably accurate descriptions of the view that unfolds below. The thing is that the tale reads like a genuine account of someone who is very familiar with flying. It is difficult to conceive of how the author could have imagined the details that are mentioned throughout the narrative.
There are detailed descriptions of a ‘patchwork of color’, mentions of atmospheric haze and accurate description of geographical features that it would be very hard for someone to describe unless they had actually experienced flight. So who could have made and recorded these types of
accurate observations in an ancient text that was written somewhere prior to 2400 BC?"
China
China is perhaps the most mysterious of the ancient developed civilizations anywhere on earth. Though, this mystery is mainly because the occasional Chinese ruler had decided that history should start with them, and subsequently set about erasing any records preceding their reign. Fortunately some ancient texts still managed to survive these ravages though nothing from extreme antiquity and among them are numerous references to experimental aircraft. Some of these texts have been dated as being written sometime prior to 2000 BC.
One such text mentions that the Emperor Cheng Tang ordered the construction of a flying machine in 1766 B.C. The report tells us that the craft was then subsequently destroyed for fear of anyone else discovering the secret of flight. The same text states that much later, in the 3rd
century B.C. a Chinese poet called Chu Yun made a detailed aerial survey of the Gobi desert. In these passages Chu Yun even lavishes enormous praise to the fine construction of his craft and speaks of the great durability it displayed during several wild desert wind and sand storms that he encountered during his flight.
India.
More than most countries, India is a place that has a particularly rich and detailed tradition of ancient flying machines throughout their history and mythologies. There are numerous stanzas in the ‘Ramayana.’’ Many mentions of such machines are also made in the epic wars that are described in the ‘Mahabharata.’ and some extraordinarily lengthy passages referring them in another ancient book called the ‘Vymaanika-Shaastra.
There is another ancient collection of sacred Hindu books called the ‘Samaranga Sutradhara’ that contain at least 200 passages concerning almost every conceivable aspect of flying and the amazing descriptions in the narrative abundantly demonstrate that the authors of the work had a
very detailed knowledge of aviation, mechanics and equipment that comes very close to what we know today. Author and self-taught Archeologist, David Hatcher-Childress has written some excellent books discussing these texts and I highly recommend anyone with an interest in the topic to obtain and read them. These texts call the ancient flying machines ‘Vimana’s.
They describe the craft as having "carefully welded joints", and as being powered "by controlled fire from the iron containers" that were like "the roar of a lion” that would set the Vimana in motion so that "the traveler sitting inside the Vimana may travel in the air, to such a distance as to look like a pearl in the sky" This description sounds remarkably like modern jet powered planes, even very adequately describing the noise that they make. One chapter describes a complicated process for smelting and refining mica telling us that the process: “will yield a metal shining like a precious stone, very light, unbreakable, unburnable and indestructible.”
Egypt.
A small artifact that was discovered in a tomb near Saqqara in 1898 and labeled simply as ‘bird object’ is quite interesting. It was found again, years later, in a basement storage area of the Cairo Museum of Antiquities. For many years the artifact, catalogued simply as item number 6347, RM
22A, had lay in a small box, almost forgotten and was considered to be small and mostly insignificant. But the intriguing thing is that the artifact is actually a tiny wooden aeroplane.
It was not until 1969 that an archaeologist by the name of Dr Kalil Messiha noticed the extraordinary resemblance of the object to modern delta winged aircraft and decided the item was worth further investigation. A research committee was immediately formed and the findings were so impressive that the object was put on immediate display in the museum.
Colombia.
Another miniature flying machine now simply known as the ‘Gold Jet’ was also discovered in Columbia in South America. The tiny gold object is considered to be well over a thousand years old and looks very much like a modern plane or space shuttle. It is thought to come from a pre Incan culture, possibly the Toltecs or Olmecs, and measures just two inches long.
The artifact has attracted considerable attention due to its extraordinary resemblance to a modern fighter plane. According to one test pilot a Mr. Jack A. Ullrich: The shape of the wings and the tapering of the fuselage also suggests the original aircraft it was modeled from was probably jet powered and capable of supersonic speeds!
Critics say that the object could just as easily represent a bird or flying fish and this could very well be a possibility. However it’s notable that the object also depicts a triangular upright tail-fin which has no equivalent in the animal kingdom and provides a strong indication that it is actually a depiction of a flying machine.
Interestingly, the miniature model even has an insignia on the tail fin such as can be found on today’s modern fighter planes. This has been likened by scholars to the second letter in Hebrew alphabet – the letter beth.
thecrowhouse.com/Documents/Earths%20Forbidden%20Secrets%20Part%20One.pdf page 120-122.
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