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The Pushpaka vimana flying in the sky. Vimāna are mythological flying palaces or chariots described in Hindu texts and Sanskrit epics. The "Pushpaka Vimana" of Ravana (who took it from Kubera; Rama returned it to Kubera) is the most quoted example of a vimana. Vimanas are also mentioned in Jain texts.
The Vimana first appeared in public at the Cielo e Volo show at Ozzano in June 2006. A second machine was produced in 2007 and became the North American demonstrator, flown by Skykits of Alberta, Canada, who market the Vimana as the Rampage. [2] [3] [4] As of mid-2010, there were 5 Vimanas on European registers in addition to the prototype. [6] [7]
Pushpak (Sanskrit, ISO: Puṣpaka, lit. ' Little Flower ' , Namesake : Pushpaka Vimana ) [ 18 ] (also known as RLV-TD or Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator ) is India's first uncrewed flying testbed developed for the ISRO's RLV Technology Demonstration Programme started in 2012.
Pushpaka Vimana is a mythological flying palace or chariot in the Indian epic Ramayana. Pushpaka Vimana may also refer to: Pushpaka Vimana, an Indian silent drama film by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao; Pushpaka Vimana, an Indian Kannada-language film; Pushpak Vimaan, a 2018 Indian Marathi-language film
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An illustration of the Shakuna Vimana that is supposed to fly like a bird with hinged wings and tail. [7] An illustration of Rukma Vimana. Unlike modern treatises on aeronautics that begin by discussing the general principles of flight before detailing concepts of aircraft design, the Vaimānika Shāstra starts with a quantitative description, as though a particular aircraft is being described.
Vimana may mean: Vimana, "flying chariot" in Indian epics In most modern Indian languages, the word vimāna, vimān means aircraft; Vimanavatthu (Pali for "Vimāna Stories"), a Buddhist book, uses the word "vimāna" to mean "a small piece of text used as the inspiration for a Buddhist sermon" The adytum of Rama temples
[7] [8] [12] The Mahabharata says that Brahma conferred upon Kubera the lordship of wealth, friendship with Shiva, godhood, status as a world-protector, a son called Nalakubera/Nalakubara, the Pushpaka Vimana and the lordship of the Nairrata demons. [12] Both the Puranas and the Ramayana feature the half-blood siblings of Kubera.