Franky Zapata
French personal watercraft pilot (born 1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Franky Zapata (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃ki zapata]; born 27 September 1978)[1] is a French personal watercraft pilot who is the inventor of the Flyboard and Flyboard Air, and founder of Zapata Racing. Since 2012, Zapata's efforts have been focused on the development and manufacture of personal flyers for land and aquatic applications.
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On 4 August 2019, Zapata crossed the English Channel in 22 minutes, with a refuelling stop at midpoint, on a Flyboard Air.[2] His 35-kilometre (22 mi) journey was completed with an escort from several French helicopters and warships, and aided by a backpack fuel reservoir.[3]