Franky Zapata made his name in the 1990s with his Jet-Ski team Zapata Racing. He then went from winning seven world titles in Europe to developing a series of flying toys connected to water jets that ...

The AirScooter qualifies as an FAA Part 103 ultralight, meaning no pilot certification is required, making it accessible for ...

It’s the 21st century and we have oodles of technology unimagined just ten years ago. Our major Marty McFly letdown: no flying hoverboards. Until now. When Frank Zapata posted his Flyboard Air Test ...

The Flyboard Air from Zapata Racing takes the hoverboard concept to new heights with what looks like a compact, powerful one-person hovering machine. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets ...

Inventor and sportsman Franky Zapata has successfully crossed the English Channel on his Flyboard Air, a proprietary hoverboard intended for personal transportation. Since 2016, Zapata has been ...

Despite a valiant effort, Franky Zapata has failed in his attempt to cross the English Channel on his jet-powered flyboard. The 40-year-old French inventor made it halfway across the stretch of water ...

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Jon Porter is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. A French inventor’s attempt to become the first man ...

Franky Zapata can no longer fly his jet-powered hoverboard in France. Zapata, a hoverboard inventor who created Flyboard Air, was told by officials from the French air gendarmerie that he would be ...

Though the sky is ripe for disruption with jetpacks and flying cars, we are stuck on the ground partly because we want to be. By Heather Murphy Over the weekend, a video of a man gliding over Paris on ...