In 1848, one of the numerous archeological expeditions working in Egypt, with careful examination of the temple Network in Abydos, found totally mysterious and incomprehensible characters. They were located right above the entrance to the temple, almost under the ceiling, at the height of about ten meters. It should be noted that the characters were very much - wall just astound strange icons, frankly put surprised researchers in a deadlock. The only thing they managed to understand: they found not just texts of ancient letters and images never before seen strange subjects that perhaps mechanisms of unknown purpose.

Nobody in the world could not determine exactly what depict mysterious hieroglyphics, which are very skillfully carved in stone unknown artist, who lived about three thousand years ago. Carefully re-drawn by the members of the expedition mysterious signs caused in the scientific community Egyptologists endless debates and controversy. In the end the majority of the dispute came to a common opinion that, in principle, enigmatic figures of only four, but their image repeatedly, in different perspectives and variations. However, what has depicted the ancient Egyptians, the scientists of the XIX century to understand and failed.

Any sensation is born, while he lives and dies. Inevitably, the time has come full oblivion and mysterious hieroglyphics of ancient Abydos...

But that's almost one hundred and fifty years later solid Arab newspaper Al-Sharq al-Awsat, published a number of sensational photos made in the temple of the sun God Amon-RA in Karnak. However, she asked readers an unexpected question: "do you think: did the ancient Egyptians familiar with combat aircraft?"

The temple of SETI in Abydos

In any other circumstances, such a statement could cause sincere bewilderment readers. However, published by the newspaper photos of the bas-reliefs of one of the ancient temples built during the reign of Pharaoh SETI I, who ruled just three thousand years ago, literally shocked - the ancient artist was depicted combat helicopter clearly distinguishable main rotor blades and tail surfaces and close carefully carved images of several other aircraft, remarkably similar to modern supersonic fighters and heavy strategic bombers!

After this discovery became clear why Egyptologists XIX century could not grasp what is shown in Abydos. They simply do not yet know the look of helicopters and airplanes, as never seen them.

It is necessary to clarify that the Pharaoh of SETI I has always been considered one of the most famous and successful warriors of Ancient Egypt, intensively expanding its ownership and otlivanchik all attacks numerous enemies of his Kingdom. At least, that's about it tells the story. It was known before. And now it turned out that he dealt cruelly with the sworn enemies of his Kingdom, using not usual for that time the troops, and combat aircraft, lifting into the air squadron of the Pharaoh?! Delirium? The majority decided not bother anything to understand.

However, after resuscitation sensation to explore the mysteries of Abydos on the banks of the Nile went famous Egyptologist Alan Alford. He investigated the mysterious hieroglyphs and saw the full reality of what only recently seemed absolutely incredible! Moreover, Alford admitted in an interview to journalists that the ancient Egyptians depicted combat helicopter with amazing accuracy. That is, as if drawing from life!

Now, scientists had now set almost the same figures of two places - Carnac and Abydos. So the chance to explain it was already impossible. Then someone remembered one more interesting detail: one of the names of the Pharaoh of SETI I was "bee". Therefore, insisted skeptics who did not believe in aircraft Pharaonic times, presumably, mysterious images are just characters that another Network name. In other words, they tried to prove that, carving helicopter and aircraft, the Egyptians actually represented a bee. In principle, such an interpretation was possible because the ancient Egyptian writing system is a patterned letter inscriptions consisting of individual pictures. Only specialists know, as according to certain criteria to distinguish one from another.

Then, rather, his name was "pilot", - learning about the ridiculous version, with gall sarcasm joked Alford...

In a lively discussion immediately actively involved ardent supporter of extraterrestrial origin of ancient Egyptian civilization world-famous UFO researcher Richard Hoagland. In his opinion, the Egyptians came from once visited the land of the Martians, and the mysterious hieroglyphs irrefutably confirm his hypothesis. Ancient Egypt was remarkably similar to Mars with its landscape, and because the aliens have landed there. And removed automatically research stations of USA, sent to Mars, "pyramids" and "face of the Sphinx," said Hoagland, nullify any objections.

- Why it took them a submarine? - immediately cut off his Egyptologists. And ufologist couldn't think of anything to say to them.

And all the matter is that on frescos of a temple in Abydos, in addition to a helicopter, really was a picture of another submarine! And also typical of the Egyptians, who loved to write all details, accuracy, leaving no doubt that it wanted to draw the ancient artist. As a result, scientists were further away from solving the mystery of frescoes and characters than ever.

Yes, everyone has long been well known that no seas on Mars and, as an authoritative claim astronomers, never was. So bold hypothesis Hoagland about the coming of the Martians not stand up to criticism. Eventually Hoagland also forgot, but again before the next sensation.

Quite suddenly in the last decade of the XX century the theory Hoagland was actively supported by many researchers of Mars, for many years engaged in the study of the red planet. And here's why. They are convinced that the continuing failure of the automatic interplanetary ships, which for some reason is not able to sit on the surface of Mars and then suddenly break off all relations with the Earth, then disappear without trace, most directly connected with the mysterious hieroglyphics of ancient Egyptian temples.

According to researchers, around Mars millions of years ago, it was created a unique means of missile defense to protect from prying, and the more aggressive intruders.

Ufologists who hold this point of view, skillfully beat against them criticism. When they say that on Mars sat automatic devices and passed a series of photographs that show clearly that no Martian civilization no, they say, "You can see only what you want or choose to show".

In short, disputes and hypotheses very much. Very interesting point of view was expressed by a famous Egyptologist Bruce Rawls. Immediately specially noting that he, of course, far from science fiction, Rawls seriously believes: no interplanetary expeditions to Earth from other star systems and even from Mars in ancient times was not. According to the researcher, who possessed knowledge unknown to us, the priests of Ancient Egypt (from whom they inherited them, a separate issue), which was the caste of "dedicated", opened in the twilight of their temples one secret of nature after the other. In particular, now it is just proved that they were able to get an electric current, and use it for their own purposes. Let their batteries in our opinion primitive, but do not forget - they made three thousand years ago! Further, as suggested by Rawls, ancient Egyptian priests could some unknown to modern science way of looking into the distant future... (or maybe they invented and used the TIME MACHINE, which did not reach us?) If the priests could go or look in the future, then it was there that they were "forced" combat aircraft, helicopters and submarine!

Frankly, version Rawls is equally shaky ground, as the hypothesis of Hogland.

- If the ancient priests were able to penetrate into the future, why they are not portrayed in their temples, for example, ballistic missiles or modern ships? Don't they would be struck by the imagination of the ancient along with the helicopter? - minded opponents of Rawls.

And again deadlock. But scientists, meanwhile, continue to argue fiercely. Some believe that the ancient Egyptians themselves had many secrets of Aeronautics and knew how to fly! But then, with time, these secrets have been lost. However, other stubbornly believe that only too ardent imagination and a great desire to see in the mysterious hieroglyphs desired helps enthusiasts to see in the Egyptian figures and reliefs modern helicopters, submarines, etc.

Forget for a moment about the passions of scientific discussions and look through the pages of scientific and scientific-popular Western magazines and find in them the remnants of our theme.

...Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun died 3300 years ago... in the crash. This stunning statement was made by historian William Deich, who also said that the ancient Egyptians rose up clouds filled with hot air balloons and primitive gliders.

Since the flight was considered in Egypt divine fact, they were the privilege of members of the Royal family and nobles. "It is interesting to note that many members of the Royal families of Ancient Egypt, including Tutankhamun died with a broken leg and multiple wounds, though their death was the result of the fall of the aircraft".

Deitch convinced that depicted in many paintings and frescoes strange objects with wings - not that other, as the first flying machine. The researcher personally produced many models of such devices, and it turned out that many of them are very well "feel" in the air.

"Ballooning originated in Egypt and soon spread to the territories, now known as Tibet, India, Mexico, Turkey, China and Guatemala - that is, where there is air flow that can keep aircraft in the sky," said the scientist. It remains only to understand who suggested the idea of these devices and helped construct their people, technically in many areas far from the barbarians...

..."The Colombian gold airplane" - the name given to the exquisite inch and a half the subject, which was likely, in the role of charm or pendant-jewelry and made no later than the middle of the first Millennium B.C. most of these items on today found 33, and they found not only in Colombia, but also in Peru, Costa Rica, Venezuela. Their appearance is different, but the General is the principal design of the plane with the horizontal and vertical tail fin. The artists gave their products live creature with eyes, toothy jaws, some were covered them with the notch in the form of scales. So maybe it's a type of some long-extinct animal? However, the experts fully agree with the conclusion of the biologist from the USA Ivan Sanderson: found objects depicting the aircraft does not in any way cannot be identified with any of the known representatives of both fossil and modern fauna of the planet.

In the figurine "Golden airplane" modern experts on aircraft saw: a) the model of aerospace plane with attached shower; b) model cargo aircraft is disposable for landing on water; C) the model of scubakaphn" - submarine aircraft. Put forward a number of other technical versions that can arise only in the heads of narrow specialists. But, in General, the plane in this gold hack saw much earlier. The story is fantastic.

In 1956 the "Golden airplane" was exhibited among other exhibits of the exhibition "Gold of pre-Columbian America", held at the Metropolitan Museum in new York. Deltoid this wing figures and the vertical tail (which never happens in birds) drew the attention of the American aircraft designers. By agreement with the exhibition Directorate they were permitted to conduct research of the ancient "airplane" in a wind tunnel. And it turned out that the Golden bird of the Incas" the best behaved... supersonic speeds, the study of which was in full swing. Figures returned to the Museum, and deltoid wing and high vertical tail unit was moved to the aircraft designing Bureau of the firm Lockheed, which soon and created a supersonic aircraft, been at that time the best in the world...