Run .air application without installation?

Is it possible to have a .air file or something similar which
runs in the AIR runtime but does not need to be installed?
Something like an executable or maybe like Java .jar file.

Hi Rob,
There's one primary reason, and that is for client testing
cycles. I've not done many AIR projects but I've immediately found
clients hesitant to "install" anything that is not final. Of course
I tell them that AIR has a very lightweight installation, can be
easily updated as I make new versions, etc, but... you know
clients. Then I might make a mistake, like change the app id and
they end up with two versions installed and have a conniption. So
it would be nice to give a client a single file they can just run
and see how they like it, especially for early versions of a
project where we are mainly testing UI experience, not
functionality.
Other than that, it's more of a nice-have for some situations
with little utility apps than anything critical. There may be
installation permission reasons or running from external device or
other reasons for some people, but that does not really apply to me
at this time.

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