Vimana Aircraft of Ancient India and Atlantis (Lost Science Series) (Paperback)

by David Hatcher Childress (Author), Ivan T. Sanderson (Introduction)

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In this incredible volume on ancient India, authentic Indian texts such as the Ramayana and the Mahabhata are used to prove that ancient aircraft were in use more than 4000 years ago. Included is the entire 4th century BC manuscript Vimaanika Shastra plus chapters on Atlantean technology and the incredible Rama Empire of India and the devastating wars that destroyed it. Also an entire chapter on mercury vortex propulsion and mercury gyros, the power source described in the ancient Indian texts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 334 pages
• Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press (January 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0932813127
• ISBN-13: 978-0932813121
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #130,627 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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57 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gives translation and comments on ancient aircraft in India., June 19, 1997

By A Customer

The author/editor provides us with a translation of ancient texts from India which purport to describe aircraft construction and operation. He then makes comments about the subject, including excerpts from related works. The point is that, according to Childress and others, the ancient civilization of India had made technological advances equaling and perhaps surpassing our own before it was mysteriously destroyed--perhaps in a nuclear war! I'm dubious, but his evidence is compelling nevertheless.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fascination & Boredom, May 14, 2006

By	liquid sky (Carmel, CA) - See all my reviews

After reading this book there is no doubt whatsoever that ancient history was quite different than what we are taught at school. In this sense, the books purpose has been fulfilled.
What Childress is good at is choosing fascinating and adventurous topics, capturing the readers attention with mystery and building a case by quoting from many different sources.

Having said that, there are a few things that bother me about his books in general: Childress seems to be a lazy writer who prefers to make compilations of other sources than to write things himself or come up with original thoughts of his own. His books are more Compilation of Materials than genuine story-telling or research. Also, he could spend a little more time writing/compiling/editing his books. There are several grammer mistakes, unfinished lines of thought, unrelated material, unreferenced sources and unclear editing in his books. Just a little more love and care to this important work would be appreciated. Another thing that gets quite tiring after awhile is the constant bashing of and antagonism towards contemporary science and religion. Much more support and cooperation from regular scientists good be gained if he?d stop ridiculing them (a mistake many esoteric authors make).

As far as this specific book goes, the Sanskrit transcripts are detailed and incredibly boring technical manuals to build spaceships, written thousands of years ago. They are in fact so boring, describing every minute detail of building spaceships (how to manufacture metals, interiour, machines, pilots clothing, weaponry, etc.) that there can be no doubt that these are not science-fiction stories or fantasy myths, but just that: Technical Manuals. Funny how the fantastic revelation of ancient spacehips can become this tedious. Since Indian scientists are taking these manuscripts seriously, it would have been interesting to know if and how they are applying this information, but little detail is given on that.

Still, in the context of human history this book is important enough to deserve 4 stars.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another review, October 22, 2005

By	M. Robb (Edinburgh) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book out of curiosity after hearing about various ancient computers (the Antikythera mechanism), and how much knowledge from the past has been lost.

I am not too surprised that ancient builders might have decorated their vehicles as animals. Fighter planes have been decorated as sharks by painting teeth on the sides, and radio-controlled airplanes have been remodelled into such objects as the "flying lawnmower", the "flying stop sign" and a "flying doghouse" to name but a few objects.

This book is worth buying simply for the translation of the
"Vimaanika Shastra" and the description of the ancient Rama empire of India.