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Place of Birth: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
About Franky Zapata
- Franky Zapata (French pronunciation: ?[f??~ki zapata]; born 27 September 1978) is a French personal watercraft pilot who is the inventor of the Flyboard and Flyboard Air, 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.
- On 4 August 2019, Zapata crossed the English Channel in 22 minutes, with a refuelling stop at midpoint, on a Flyboard Air.
- His 35-kilometre (22 mi) journey was completed with an escort from several French helicopters and warships, and aided by a backpack fuel reservoir.
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