front view of the Saqqara glider model discovered by Dr. Khalil Messiha
Artifact · Authenticated · Cairo

Saqqara bird

A wooden bird from Saqqara looks like a glider. A 2023 simulation says it cannot fly straight.

A bird figure looks like a glider to modern eyes. How much of the "mystery" comes from us?

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Photo: Dawoud Khalil Messiha, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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