The Sakkara Bird is an artifact that was found in Egypt next to the Sakkara pyramid in 1898 during the excavation of Padimen's grave. The artifact in the form of a small bird has become the subject of much heated debate.
The fact is that this small figurine was made of wood and, according to scientists, is 2200 years old. At the same time, its shape, although it resembles the shape of a bird, is much more consistent with the aerodynamic contours of modern aircraft. Moreover, the hieroglyphs on the figurine mean "Amun's Gift," and the three papyri found next to it mention the phrase "I want to fly."
All these details prompted Dr. Kalil the Messiah, who found the figurine in 1898, to suggest that the ancient Egyptians made this model of an airplane based on some kind of flying machine, which they either built or saw somewhere. He stated that the Sakkar bird has aerodynamic qualities, and the only detail that the figure lacks is the tail unit with stabilizers, with which it might even be able to fly. To confirm his theory, Messiah built a balsa wood model with added tail fin, and it did fly. In 2006, aviation and aerodynamics expert Simon Sanders also built a replica of the Sakkar bird and tested it in a wind tunnel, but without the tail. Tests have shown that a bird can lift four times its weight into the air,than it weighs itself.
