A Series Of Interpretive Paintings On The Flight Of Man.Besnier (1675) A French Locksmith Of Sable, Gained A Place In Aeronautical Annals By Constructing A Crude Flying Machine Or Glideing Machine Of Small Planes Operated By Arm And Leg Power. It Has Been Claimed That He Launched Himself In This Device From The Roof Of His House And To Have Flown Over A Barn (Some Accounts Make It Over A River).
