Acting

Franky Zapata

Born

1978-09-27 (48)

Place of birth

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Known for

Acting

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4 titles

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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 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. Franky started using a Jet Ski at the age of 16. He has won the RUN F1 World Championship several times. After many years of makin…

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