Ancient Indian Sanskrit texts thousands of years old describe flying machines called Vimanas that used advanced, mercury-driven gyroscopes. Some of these texts even include detailed descriptions of the machine's construction, dimensions, etc.
"The Pushpaka chariot that resembles the Sun and belongs to my brother was brought by the powerful Ravana; that aerial and excellent chariot going everywhere at will .... that chariot resembling a bright cloud in the sky ... and the King [Rama] got in, and the excellent chariot at the command of the Raghira, rose up into the higher atmosphere.'"
~the Ramayana
It is the first flying vimana mentioned in Hindu mythology (as distinct from the gods' flying horse-drawn chariots).
http://www.history.com/shows/ancient-aliens/videos/vimanas#vimanas
****The History Channel won't let me embed the video here, but there's the link.
Other examples of advanced(even by modern standards) weapons in ancient Sanskrit texts
One example in the Mahabharata(one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of the Hindu itihasa {or "history"}.) is that the Asura Maya had a Vimana measuring twelve cubits in circumference, with four strong wheels. Apart from 'blazing missiles', the poem records the use of other deadly weapons. 'Indra's Dart' (Indravajrā) operated via a circular 'reflector'. When switched on, it produced a 'shaft of light' which, when focused on any target, immediately 'consumed it with its power'.
In one exchange, the hero, Lord Krishna, is pursuing his enemy, Salva, in the sky, when Salva's Vimana, the Saubha, is made invisible in some way. Undeterred, Lord Krishna immediately fires off a special weapon: "I quickly laid on an arrow, which killed by seeking out sound"...
The oldest of these texts date back EIGHT THOUSAND YEARS.
everybody together now: "HOLY CRAP!!"
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