If so,the thought probably passed through your mind of, as they say in the Superman movies, "… it's a bird, it's a plane, it's …."
Originally this object, which can be seen in the Cairo, Egypt museum, was thought to be a model of a bird.
Then it occurred to someone to look at it more closely and, hmmmm, the design seems to be compatible with an airplane!
But this is a model of something that was made about 2,200 years ago.
So how could this be an airplane?
To hear more about this mysterious object, check out this 1 minute audio clip by Ian Thomas that tells about its discovery and evaluation. HERE'S THE LINK
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