Flyboard inventor Franky Zapata has built an egg-shaped ‘airscooter’ that anyone can pilot

French daredevil-slash-inventor, Franky Zapata, has unveiled an eVTOL aircraft that is so light it can be flown without a license.

August 23, 2023 · 1 min · 19 words · Jamie Russell

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Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.

Flyboard inventor Franky Zapata has built an egg-shaped ‘airscooter’ that anyone can pilot

Franky Zepata (front, second from right) with his team at VivaTech 2023. Credit: Zapata

An artist’s impression of the Zapata airscooter. Credit: Zapata

An image of Franky Zapata on a FlyboardAir

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