Ancient Flying Machines

Last crawled date: 6 years, 2 months ago

Upon seeing photographs of the ancient golden artifacts that look like a cross between jets and animals, I was immediately intrigued by the idea of ​​technologically superior beings (beings gods, aliens or whatever) zooming around in these gorgeous aircrafts.

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So far, I have not succeeded in making my prints fly for more than a few seconds. However, this is not surprising given the fact that the originals do not have wide wing-spans and therefore they can not be expected to work like some of the ingenious "glider" designs here on Thingiverse. Their shape is more like the powerful jets that military organizations use today. Indeed, while several enthusiasts have succeeded in making models based on the artifacts in recent years, they have always managed it by installing a motor and using radio controls. I confess that this is beyond my own capabilities at the moment and therefore I leave these designs here to you fellow makers, in the hopes that one day one of you will improve or add to them so that they can take to the skies.

... In the meantime, they can be hung from strings and simply swing in the summer breeze.

If you want to know more about these amazing artifacts:
http://www.theancientaliens.com/#!technology--quimbaya-airplanes/ciu4
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quimbaya_artifacts
http://www.mysterypile.com/quimbaya.php
http://www.banrepcultural.org/museo-del-oro/sociedades/tolima/avioncitos-sorprendentes

NB: This thing was previously titled "Mayan Flying Machine"