Unidentified Airships at Clonmacnoise in the 8th Century AD

clonmacnoise cathedral

In today’s post, I’d like to take a closer look at unidentified aircraft that were sighted in the 8th century in the vicinity of Clonmacnoise. Clonmacnoise (Irish: Cluain Mhic Nóis, literally “meadow of the sons of Nós”) is an early medieval monastic complex located on the River Shannon south of Athlone in County Offaly, Ireland. … Read more

VYMAANIKA-SHAASTRA AERONAUTICS – an ancient Indian manual for flying vehicles

vimana

The Vaimānika Śāstra (वैमानिक शास्त्र, lit. “śāstra on Vimanas”; meaning “science of aviation,” sometimes translated as Vimanika, Vymanika, Vyamanika) is a 20th-century Sanskrit text. It claims that the Vimanas mentioned in ancient Sanskrit epics were advanced, aerodynamic flying vehicles. The VYMAANIKA-SHAASTRA AERONAUTICS was written by Maharshi Bharadwaaja, translated into English, and edited by G.R. Josyer, … Read more

Were ancient Indian flying vehicles powered by mercury?

rama god

Flying vehicles in ancient India is such a vast subject that it cannot be described in a few words. Many books from ancient India contain descriptions of such vehicles, their use by ancient Gods, air combat and even construction descriptions. Today I would like to add Samarangana Sutradhara to the two most famous and popular … Read more

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