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  • The real reason Runways in Nazca, Peru.

  • Hi,

  • I am going to explain the mystery of Nazca runways in the desert. I hope this will piece

  • all the mysteries of the Nazca lines together. The runways, why the huge nazca figures that

  • don't make much sense from the ground, and the reason for all of them.

  • First of all, I am going to throw the alien runway theory out the window. I am not trying

  • to say that aliens never visited earth or had any influence in Nazca, but I am going

  • to give you a more human explanation. With these runways, we can almost be certain that

  • these are NOT runways for alien aircrafts. To begin with, if extra terrestrials did land

  • in Nazca, they would have arrived through space which requires advanced flying devices.

  • A mile long runway would not be necessary for an alien aircraft to land. In fact, even

  • our modern day aircrafts (for example, Harrier Jump Jet) can be used without runways. Secondly,

  • these runways are carefully created by removing pebbles from the ground, a task that was definitely

  • done by men on the ground.

  • If you are not familiar with these Nazca runways, I will give you a quick walkthrough. When

  • you begin to fly over the Nazca desert, you are going see these bands, stretching over

  • miles. They come in a vareity of different shapes like rectangles and trapezoids. Even

  • a layman cannot help but think these are runways or airstrips. When I flew over the Nazca desert,

  • I had a U.S Airforce veteran who flew with me, and he absolutely, categorically thought

  • they were runways.

  • Here is the question we need to ask:

  • Did the Nazca people experiment with flying?

  • This is a very relevant question. Did the Nazca people try to fly? History is filled

  • with people around the world who tried to fly. We are not talking about Vimanas of India,

  • as some may claim that this is pure mythology. Let us talk about concrete, documented history.

  • In the 9th century A.D, a scientist by name Abbas Ibn Fiernas in Spain, flew by simply

  • using an enclosure made of feathers. In 1010 A.D, Eilmer of Malmesbury created an aircraft

  • and flew for 600 feet before falling down. Note that the late Nazca period was from 550

  • to 750 A.D, not very far from the first quote on quote 'documented' flying attempts.

  • (Gliders?)

  • If the Nazca people did experiment with flying, the runways become very relevant. Even assuming

  • they did not have complex design ideas they could have tried hang gliders and other primitive

  • gliding devices. A glider does not depend on an engine for its flight, it can solely

  • work on wind. Hang gliding requires even simpler materials, and you can maneuver your flight

  • with just moving your arms and legs.

  • Look at the runway above. What do we see? The runway runs all the way to the top of

  • a hill. The runway is designed perfectly, and smoothed to get rid of rough patches on

  • the desert. Could it be because a glider would be pushed all the way over the top of the

  • hill and then let go? Launching from an elevated level is the most common hang gliding technique

  • used today. Remember, archeologists say wheels were not used by the Nazca or the Inca. So,

  • the ramp you see in the picture would be perfect for pushing objects like gliders using logs.

  • In fact ramps were heavily used by Inca people to move rocks who lived farther away in Peru.

  • In that case, the glider would atleast fly for several minutes. Also, the desert would

  • be a perfect place for flight experiments, as you wont crash into trees, houses or other

  • structures. We have to admit that this is a possibility, as there are no other reasonable

  • explanations for these Nazca runways.

  • Here is my second question:

  • Could the Nazca have been successful at flying?

  • Remember we talked about 2 guys who flew for a short time in the 9th and 11th century?

  • Both of them admitted that they didn't fly longer because their design did not have a

  • tail. not far from the Nazca civilization, archaeologists have discovered an ancient

  • aircraft model. you can see how it resembles a modern aircraft. It is has a solid aerodynamic

  • design with symmetric wings, a vertical tail and even a horizontal stabilizer! If we made

  • a bigger, lighter model of this artifact, it could be used a glider. Of course, this

  • is keeping things "primitive", by not adding engines or control systems. This model would

  • work as a glider. Look at the similarity between the modern day glider. Same features: Symmetric

  • wings, a tail and a horizontal stabilizer.

  • If the Nazca people were successful at flying, even if it just with gliders, suddenly all

  • the Nazca lines become very relevant. A hang glider or a glider aircraft could be pushed

  • off a mountain top which would fly as much as the wind would support it. The Nazca desert

  • is always, always windy, so they would have even flown for hours! With even 10 minutes

  • of flight, they can cover a vast area and enjoy many of the Nazca figures from above!

  • With hundreds of runways all over the desert, they could view the whole of the Nazca desert.

  • Therefore, able to watch and enjoy the Nazca lines.

  • Let us quickly summarize the evidence that Nazca people could have flown:

  • Summary:

  • 1. Hundreds of smooth, flattened surfaces closely resembling modern runways have been

  • created by men all over the Nazca desert.

  • 2. Many of the runways are inclined, which suggest that objects were moved up and down

  • using logs as rollers.

  • 3. A Golden aircraft like artifact, looking very similar to a modern day glider has been

  • found in South America.

  • 4. Hundreds of huge Nazca figures have been created, which would make no sense from the

  • ground, but is visible only from higher altitudes.

  • Here is my last question: Is it time to agree that the Nazca people did in fact, fly? What

  • do you think?

  • I hope you enjoyed this new perspective and it gave you a logical explanation for the

  • Nazca runways and Nazca lines. If you liked this video, please share it with your frieds

  • and give it a thumbs up. Feel free to comment and tell me what you think. Thanks for watching.

  • Talk to you later!

The real reason Runways in Nazca, Peru.

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