Is it possible to run AIR apps without installing them?

Hi there,
Just have a sudden thought. Most Adobe AIR apps I have seen required installation before execution. Is it actually launch the application directly from the .air file without installatoin?
You know, some users are quite reluntant to "install" software onto their machine, and moreover in some environment "installation" requires special priviliege. For some tiny utilities, (e.g. a simple calculator, you name it), it would be really handy for users to be able to exceute them directly after downloading the .air file, or even directly from web pages.
Thanks,
Kenneth

I see. Thanks for your help.
Really wish Adobe would consider adding direct execution feature to AIR.

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