An ancient Egyptian jet aircraft from the period of Akhen-Aten's reign, about 1530 B.C. was uncovered today at a dig near Wadi el-Amarna.
Egyptologists were fascinated by the find, which bears some resemblance to a modern MiG 25R, the fastest plane in existence today.
Just how the ancient Egyptians stumbled onto the technology has been answered by several ancient inscriptions found near the airplane.
"Don't open until Xmas, AD 2012" was an inscription found on the plane's wooden sarcophagus shell, most of which had rotted away centuries ago. "be careful, this air craft is really fast," and "fill with regular," were also found attached to the plane's body in various places.
A crate of body lotion was found in a nearby grave.
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