THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ever wondered how our mythological superheroes operated those deadly weapons such as agneyastra, varunastra, brahmastra and nagpash? A manuscript found from the collections of…
Author: Vidyasagar Iyer
Introducing the 777X The 777X is a twin-engine, twin-aisle success redefined. We like to think of it as the future of flight unfolding. Building…
A robot that flies like a bird - YouTube. Plenty of robots can fly -- but none can fly like a real bird. That is,…
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="670"] A pair of radar-equipped helium blimps tethered to the ground will give personnel the ability to see further away than…
A microlight aircraft, powered by a Yamaha 150cc engine, spanning 17 ft long, with a wingspan of 24 ft, and weighing 100 kg, has been…
A plan to use enormous balloons to build space stations THE International Space Station (ISS) is mankind’s holiday house in the sky. Like all such…
Coming soon, next autumn will be released the new book by Enrico Baccarini (in Italian and English language) titled "VIMANAs AND THE WARS OF THE…
Frequent posting on our blog started from a post on Aero India in 2011. 9th International Exhibition on Aerospace, Defence & Civil Aviation - Aero India…
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="484"] Enigma of the 11,000 year-old Vimana landing gear: the aluminum ‘Wedge of Aiud’[/caption] Near the picturesque banks of the Mures…
पञ्चज्ञश्च (The pilot should know five things.) बोधानन्दवृत्तिः - यथा रहस्यविज्ञानं पूर्वसूत्रे निरूपितम् | पञ्चमार्गस्वरूपं च तथैवास्मिन्निरूप्यते || एतेनोभयविज्ञानादेव यन्तृत्वतामियात् | इति सूत्रद्वयविचारात्सिध्दं भवति…