In article . net,
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

"Steve Hix" wrote in message
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It fell a bit short on the "controlled" part, though.


Yes, I probably should have mentioned that Ader had not equipped his craft
with any kind of
flight control system, so this was obviously not controlled flight.

I can see rafting down a fairly-sedate river in an inflated inner tube,
but flying in something equivalent is another thing altogether... :}