![]() ![]() This futuristic idea was used on the Dawn spacecraft. After determining that both these elements were much too toxic and dangerous to use, scientists turned to using Xenon, an odourless, colourless gas which is generally unreactive. Mercury is also a neurotoxin and is thought to be one of the more dangerous metals and exposure to it can cause various health problems. Caesium is radioactive, can be corrosive and is very dangerous. The problems arose when some of the gases condensed and leaked onto the ground. So despite the fact that these creations are masquerading as ancient designs, in truth this is far from the reality.Īrtist’s impression of the Dawn space craft travelling to asteroid Vesta (left) and Ceres (right). ![]() The illustrations provided were based upon the text, and are more comparable to steampunk flying machines. The text also does not explain how the vimãnas actually get up into the air and the information appears as though the author has knowledge of some modern machinery (that is to say modern for the early 1900s), yet there appears to be little to no understanding of aeronautics. He is also the owner of a publishing house and no doubt mysterious topics gather more interest in sales.Ī study by the aeronautical and mechanical engineering department at the Indian Institute of Science in 1974, referred to the crafts as “poor concoctions” and the crafts themselves were unfeasible for flight. Perhaps this was inspiration for the fuel of the vimãnas? American author David Hatcher Childress has published over 200 books mostly on unusual topics such as ancient astronauts and the lost city of Atlantis, however Childress’ works have been criticised by historical archaeologists for being factually incorrect. Coincidentally in history, a treatment solution for leprosy was mercury. The author was believed to be a leper, spending years in isolation. It was supposedly dictated by psychically channelling an ancient saint however it was written almost 25 years after the author actually had the experience. The ‘Vaimãnika Shastra’ although dubbed an ancient text in reality was decoded less than 100 years ago. He states in the text is says “By means of the power latent in the mercury which sets the driving whirlwind in motion, a man sitting inside may travel a great distance in the sky…” This powerplant is referred to as a “mercury vortex engine”. According to American author David Hatcher Childress (born 1957), another ancient Indian piece of work that he decoded, Samarangana Sutradhara reveals that these ancient flying vimãnas, referred to in ‘Vaimãnika Shastra’ were powered by the metal mercury. It aims to provide information to pilots on the secrets of hearing and destroying enemy planes at the same time remaining motionless, unbreakable and invisible. The existing text is said to only be a small section of larger (lost) works. The text indicates that propulsion was provided using rotating gyroscopes of electricity and mercury. This publication contains eight chapters claiming that ancient vimãnas from the King Ravana legend were actually feasible flying machines, perhaps even similar in ability to rockets. The dictated text was apparently discovered in 1952 by G.R Josyer who later translated it into English in 1973. He later returned home (as he also had been cured of leprosy), but Shastry could not read or write so he dictated his new knowledge over the period of 5 years,( 25 years after the psychic experience itself). During this time he is supposed to have spoken with the ancient saint (sage Bharadvaja) and was enlightened with this new found knowledge of flying machines. ![]() He left his home and spent nine years living in the forest. Subbaraya Shastry was believed to have contracted leprosy. However the information provided in this book is believed to have been obtained by psychic channelling with the ancient Saint Bharadvaja. A publication called the Vaimãnika Shastra or the Science of Aeronautics, is a 20 th century text written by one Subbaraya Shastry sometime between 1918-1923. Some say that “ancient scriptures” tell of these ancient aeronauts, but there is no record of these documents prior to the last century. Ten-headed King Ravana, inventor of ancient flying machines? (Image credit: Wikimedia Commons)
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