
http://lostislamichistory.com/pioneers_of_aviation/
has some art on the story. The Turk of 1633 might have some competition from
the earlier Hezarafen Ahmed Çelebi

Move over a bit, Otto !
RICK FOUND THE FOLLOWING NEAT ARTICLE published in 1986: http://www.newspapers.com/clip/1616229/ ... ly_herald/