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NEWSCIENCENEWSCIENCEN elongated form was surely much closer to that of a moder blimp’. According to Dr Pinotti, the huge "‘Shakuna Vimana’' described in the text ‘might be defined as a cross between a plane and a rocket of our times and its design might remind one of today's space shuttle’. ‘Surely, it expresses the most complex and sophisticated aeronautical design among all the other descriptions of Vimanas mentioned in the Vymaanika- Shaastra he said. He described the author of the treatise Vymaanika-Shaastra as a man ‘attempting to explain an advanced technology’. Dr. Pinotti, who has made an exhaustive study of the history of Indian astronautics, said another text, Samarangana Sutradhara had 230 stanzas devoted to the principles of build- ing Vimanas and their use in peace and war. He said ancient - Aryans knew the RUK] use of the element ‘fire’ as could be seen from their ‘Astra’ weapons that ineluded 4 Soposamhara (flame belching missile), Prasvapna (which caused sleep) and four kinds of Agni Astras that travelled in sheets of flame and produced thun- der. weapons and the fact that Vimanas resem- bled modem unidentified flying objects would suggest that India had a "superior but forgotten civilisation.” "In the light of this, we think it will be better to examine the Hindu texts and sub- ject the descriptive models of Vimanas to ‘ more scientific scrutiny", he said. (Source: The Hindu, /2 October 1988, Bangalore, India) SUPER-SCIENCE IN ANCIENT INDIA India may have had a superior civilisa- tion with possible contacts with extrater- restrial visitors, and the flying devices called 'Vimanas’ described in ancient Indian texts may underline their possible connections with today's aerospace tech- nology, an Italian scientist told the World Space Conference here today. Dr Roberto Pinotti asked the delegates to examine in detail the Hindu texts instead of dismissing ‘all the Vimana descriptions and traditions as mere myth’. "The importance of such studies and investigations could prove to be shocking for today's man because the existence of flying devices beyond mythology can only be explained with a forgotten superior civilisation on earth," he said. Pointing out that Indian Gods and heroes fought in the skies using piloted vehicles with terrible weapons, Dr Pinotti said they were similar to modern jet propelled flying machines. He said certain descriptions of the Vimanas seemed ‘too detailed and techni- cal in nature to be labelled as myth’. He cited various texts to show there were 32 secrets relating to the operation of Vimanas, some of which could be com- pared to modern-day use of radar, solar energy and photography. Quoting from Vymaanika-Shaastra he said the ancient flying devices of India were made from special heat absorbing metals named ‘Somaka, Soundalike and Mourthwika’. He said the text also discussed the seven kinds of mirror and lenses installed aboard for defensive and offensive uses. The so- called 'Pinjula Mirror’ offered a sort of ‘visual shield’ preventing the pilots from being blinded by ‘evil rays’ and the weapon "Marika’ used to shoot enemy aircraft ‘does not seem too different from what we today called laser technology,’ he said. According to the Italian expert, the ‘prin- ciples of propulsion as far as the descrip- tions were concerned, might be defined as electrical and chemical but solar energy was also involved. For instance, the Tripura Vimana’ men- tioned in Vymaanika-Shaastra was a large craft operated by 'motive power generated by solar rays,’ Dr. Pinotti said, adding ‘its [For those interested in this subject, we recommend that you try to attend the talks and slide shows by David Hatcher Childress, author of Vimana Aircraft of Ancient India & Atlantis. For further information on his pend- ing visit down under, please refer to the back cover of this issue.] RUKMA VIMANA He said the car that was supposed to go up to Suryamandal (solar system) and the Naksatramandala (stellar system) cannot be dismissed as a myth because of the ‘technical nature’ of its description. uuouspuuL. Pd A 1923 drawing by T.K. Ellappa of Bangalore, India of travel, total destruc- tion by incredible a Vimana (Vimaana) prepared under instruction from Pandit Subbaraya Sastry of Anckal, Bangalore. NEXUS¢49 FEBRUARY-MARCH '93