Saqqara Glider
From The Book of THoTH (Leaves of Wisdom)
The Saqqara glider is on display at the Museum of Antiquities in Cairo. Although it is a copy of the original find, it is accurate copy, and is obviously an airplane. The plane is called the Saqqara Glider. It is 15 cm long (slightly under 6 inches) and has a wing span of 18 cm (slightly over 7 inches). It is made of light sycamore wood and will fly when thrown. It dates from 200 BC. It was discovered in 1898 and catalogued as a bird. Since the plane's re-discovery by Dr Kahlil Messiha in 1969, over a dozen similar "birds" have been discovered. The nature of the artifact makes it an OOPArt, or Out of Place Artifact.
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