Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Designed by French inventor and personal watercraft pilot, Franky Zapata, Flyboard Air is the future of personal aviation transport that you can lift off from home and arrive at work.
Fly through the air on a jet engine hoverboard at nearly 100 MPH at up to 10,000 feet.
The Flyboard Air can take off anywhere & land anywhere.
In case you are wondering, yes the original Flyboard is the jetski water version of the Flyboard Air.
The jet-powered personal aerial vehicle, capable of VTOL and unprecedented individual mobility.
The Zapata technology platform is the safest, easiest, lightest, most maneuverable personal aviation system ever created.
Inventors have been chasing the dream of personal flight for decades, but no one else has achieved it in the way that Zapata has.
Zapata’s unique and innovative approach comes from its experience in hydro flight, its use of turbine engines over conventional electric propellers and the use of intuitive flight controls designed around the human body.
The jet-powered personal aerial vehicle, capable of VTOL and unprecedented individual mobility.
The Zapatatechnology platform is the safest, easiest, lightest, most maneuverable personal aviation system ever created.
With engine out capability, the Flyboard Air can lose one engine and still continue the mission. If two engines go out, the Flyboard Air will make a controlled descent.
Auto-hover mode allows the pilot to maintain a steady altitude without having to manage the throttle.
Isolated turbines with improved cooling and lubrication increase jet engine reliability and lifetime.
Embedded stabilization is independent of flight controls.
Status indications via heads-up display inform the pilot of engine status, fuel levels, altitude and speed.
Independent engine electronics means any possible electronic failure can only affect one engine at a time and the Flyboard Air can still safely fly.
Independent engine fuel supplies.
Triple redundant flight controls – two wired systems, plus one wireless backup system.
Quick-release boots mean the pilot can quickly let go of the Flyboard Air in case of an emergency water landing.
Project: Flyboard Air
Designer: Franky Zapata
Manufacturer: Flyboard Air
