Aviette

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aviette \A`vi*ette"\, n.
     A heavier-than-air flying machine in which the motive power
     is furnished solely by the aviator.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Note: In the 1980's and 1990's, using modern light-weight but


           strong films and supporting structures, planes such as
           the Gossamer Condor and Gossamer Albatross were built,
           powered by a human using pedals to drive the propeller,
           which could fly for tens of miles. These machines,
           however, were seldom if ever referred to as aviettes.
           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]