This video shows him reaching a height of 50 meters (165ft) above the surface in a flight that lasted just under seven minutes.
The record-breaking REAL hoverboard: Watch French daredevil travel more than 2,250 meters on his jet powered gadget
Last month, Franky Zapata stunned the world by revealing his jet powered 'hoverboard' that could travel at 90mph (150km/h).
Now, the French jet ski champion has gone one better by smashing the world record for the farthest flight on a hoverboard.
The
37-year-old used his Flyboard Air to travel more than 2,252 meters
(7,388ft) off the French Atlantic coastal town of Sausset-les-Pins on
Saturday.
Last month, Franky Zapata stunned the
world by revealing his jet powered 'hoverboard' that could travel at
90mph (150km/h). Now, the French jet ski champion has gone one better by
smashing the world record for the farthest flight on a hoverboard
A
Guinness World Records official was on hand for the flight which beat
the previous record of 275.9 meters (905ft) by Canadian Catlin Alexandru
Duru last year.
Zapata achieved the feat on a craft developed by his company Zapata Racing.
He also held an earlier Guinness record for doing 26 backflips with a water jet pack in a single minute.
Speaking
at a press conference following the successful attempt, a delighted
Zapata told reporters: 'This has really been a life's work.'
Zapata's
original Flyboards are popular with the likes of Justin Bieber and
Kylie Jenner - but his latest invention put Marty McFly's hoverboard to
shame.
Dubbed
the FlyBoard Air, the device ditches water jets for what appears to be a
jet turbine engine - but not everyone is convinced.
The
37-year-old used his Flyboard Air to travel more than 2,252 meters
(7,388ft) off the French Atlantic coastal town of Sausset-les-Pins on
Saturday
The Flyboard Air claims to allow users
to fly untethered through the sky to an incredible height of 10,000
feet. That's equal to the height of nearly seven Empire State buildings
stacked on top of each other
Zapata reached a height of 50 meters (165ft) above the surface of the water and was in the air for just under seven minutes
The Flyboard Air claims to allow users to fly untethered through the sky to an incredible height of 10,000 feet.
That's equal to the height of nearly seven Empire State buildings stacked on top of each other.
Last month, Zapata released the first footage showing his new Flyboard Air in action.
The
device uses an 'Independent Propulsion Unit' to fly for about 10 minute
and has a top speed of 93mph (150 km/h), Zapata Racing claims.
In this video Zapata
reaches a height 30 meters (98ft) above the ground, hitting a top speed
of 34mph with a flight time of 3 minutes 55 seconds.
However, The Verge points out that the video doesn't show exactly how he takes off.
There are also no specific details on how Zapata is controlling the Flyboard or what exactly is powering it.
The video, however, does show a joystick that appears to be wired to the base of the device.
There is no word on when the Flyboard Air will be available for purchase, or if it will ever be released to the public.
A Guinness World Records official was
on hand for the flight which beat the previous record of 275.9 meters
(905ft) by Canadian Catlin Alexandru Duru last year.
Pictured is
Franky Zepata with his child who watched the record-breaking
attempt. The Flyboard Air claims to allow users to fly untethered
through the sky to an incredible height of 10,000 feet
And prior to the record-breaking attempt, the system had its sceptics.
Yoni Heisler writing in BGR.com says: 'The video is undoubtedly incredible, but sad to say that there's no way that this can be real, right?'
'I mean, the laws of physics simply won't allow it.'
In
a comment accompanying the video, Zapata Racing writes: 'The
Independent Propulsion Unit represents 4 years of hard work for a result
exceeding all records.
'Although
the UFO is still in prototype phase and won't be on the market in 2016,
it has exactly the same behavior as the WFD Flyboard Pro Series.'
Zapata has yet to respond to DailyMail.com to comment on the device.
Franky
Zapata amazed the world in 2011 with the release of his Flyboard, which
uses a water jetpack to propel users into the air.
Prior to the record-breaking attempt,
the system had its sceptics. Yoni Heisler writing in BGR.com says: 'The
video is undoubtedly incredible, but sad to say that there's no way that
this can be real, right?'
Around 200 people watched Zapata complete the record-setting ride on Saturday at Sausset-les-Pins
Speaking at a press conference
following the successful attempt, a delighted Franky told reporters:
'This has really been a life's work.' Pictured is Zepata with his child,
who watched the event
In a
comment accompanying the video, Zapata Racing writes: 'The Independent
Propulsion Unit represents 4 years of hard work for a result exceeding
all records. 'Although the UFO is still in prototype phase and won't be
on the market in 2016, it has exactly the same behavior as the WFD
Flyboard Pro Series'
An earlier video shows a joystick that
appears to be wired to the base of the device. Zapata Racing, however,
has not released specific details about how the device is controlled
This
latest $2,675 (£1,577) version features a skateboard-shaped craft that
will enable the rider to perform tricks, including somersaults and
spins.
The device can get up to 16mph as it 'surfs' in mid-air.
Zapata isn't the only one trying to create Back to the Future-style hoverboards.
Last year, Canadian inventor Alexandru Duru set the world record for longest continuous flight on his custom-built hoverboard.
Gliding
275.9m (905ft 2in), or the length of two football fields, across the
surface of Lake Ouareau in Quebec, Duru earned himself a spot in the
Guinness Book of World Records.
During
the video Duru can be seen hovering around 16ft above the surface of
the lake, which is much higher than Marty ever achieved in the film
franchise.
Zapata's latest device went to almost twice that height, but it remains to be seen how it really works.
In a video last month, Zapata reaches a
height 30 meters (98ft) above the ground, hitting a top speed of 34mph
with a flight time of 3 minutes 55 seconds. Pictured is Franky Zapata
before his test flight
Tyga and Kylie Jenner were spotted using an early version of the Flyboard in St Barts last year
Franky
Zapata's water-jet Flyboards are already a hit. But the French
jet ski champion claims to have a new invention that, if it works, could
put Marty McFly's hoverboard to shame (above). dailymail.co.uk
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