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Frank Zapata was born on September 27, 1978 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhone), France.
At the age of sixteen, he started using a jet ski. Won the RUN F1 World Championship several times. He received an education in the specialty "mechanic".
After years of experimentation, Zapata invented the flyboard. After patenting the invention, Flyboard was first introduced during the World Cup in China. In 1998, together with his father, he founded Zapata Racing with the creation of a high level VNM competition team.
Quickly noticed by the major VNM brands, Zapata Racing became BRP's factory team in 1999, representing the brand's influence around the world.
Since 2012, Frank has been focused on the development and production of personal flyboards for ground and surface flights. In 2014, he invented the Hoverboard, which is a mixture of a surfboard and a skateboard. Subsequently discontinued.
In April 2016, Frank Zapata introduced the Flyboard Air, a flying surfboard equipped with four microturbines and stabilizers. In the same year, he sold Zapata Racing to the defense contractor Implant Sciences from the USA. In 2017, he presented a demonstration of a hoverboard with a jet engine to the US Army.
Franky is married and has a son, Matt.
