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 ...

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 ...

A flyable hoverboard has been on just about everyone's mind since first watching Back To The Future II -- maybe even longer. Although, not as slick as Marty McFly's board, it appears Franky Zapata, ...

Franky Zapata (born 27 September 1978) 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 ...

Zapata has been more than happy to demonstrate the Flyboard Air wherever possible, occasionally drawing criticism for what some consider to be a rather cavalier approach to safety. A few years back, ...

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 ...

BOSTON & INDIANAPOLIS, March 28, 2024 – Industrial generative AI company Zapata Computing, announced today that it has completed its business combination with Andretti Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: WNNR), ...