JET POWERED HOVERBOARD - Flyboard Air

Flyboard Air is the World's Smallest Jet Aircraft




Source:  Zapata


Flying Free on a Hoverboard

Pertinent facts on unique aviation technology - Flyboard Air, flying hoverboard:

  • Invented by world famous "Flying Man" entrepreneur Franky Zapata of France who holds the Guinness World Record for the farthest flight on a hoverboard and is an award-winning jet ski racer
  • Flyboard Air is essentially 5 jet engines attached to a hoverboard
  • Flyboard Air can fly to an altitude of 10,000 feet
  • Speeds of up to 110 mph
  • Powered by 5 jet turbine engines
  • Flown and controlled by single hand control
  • Maximum flight time is ten minutes
  • Noteworthy global aviation achievement as Flyboard Air is the world's smallest jet engine aircraft
  • Flyboard Air has flown at numerous F1 races, the Les Mans 24 Hours and the 100th anniversary of the Marseille-Provence Airport in France
  • Exciting prototype personal flying machine that Zapata continues to develop and push forward for possible production.  
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