Video: 'Flight' Air Flyboard breaks the world record with a roadmap of 2,252 meters

Franky Zapata - who invented the Flyboard Air jet medium, has set a new world record for the farthest flight ever made by hoverboard.

Taking off along the coast of Sausset-les-Pins, near the city of Marseille (southern France), Zapata flew into the air thanks to his product, gliding over the water for a length of 2,252 meters, far beyond the pillar Previous landmarks were set up by Canadian inventor Catalin Alexandru Duru. Zapata's company, Zapata Racing, also announced a video recording of the process.

Flyboard Air is capable of independent flight for up to 10 minutes, due to being powered by a jet engine.

Air Flyboard began to emerge last month, after its designer posted a video showing him hovering at a height of tens of meters, on a large lake. Unlike its first product, the Flyboard, which relies on water power to bring users into the air, the Flyboard Air is capable of flying independently for 10 minutes, due to being powered by a jet engine. The company has said it can reach a height of nearly 3km, with a maximum speed of 150km / h.

"It's a great feeling," Zapata said after completing the flight with the Air Flyboard. "I stretched out my arm because it helped me to control the movement, but when you opened your hand and felt the wind pass, nothing at your feet, . it's hard to describe, really you must experience it to know " . Zapata said it took four years to develop the Air Flyboard, including the introduction of algorithms to control the operation of turbines. The Flyboard Air is equipped with 4 250 hp turbines, using Jet A1 fuel, which is intended for jet aircraft. The driver uses a handle to control his flying device.

In an interview, Zapata said he was dreaming about a day just "picking up the Flyboard and flying to work". To do that, he said he would have to extend the flight time of the Air Flyboard, before it was widely used. In terms of application, the French inventor said it could help security and military forces respond to emergencies, or terrorism in densely populated areas. "If people can fly like this, they can become superheroes," Zapata said. "And they absolutely can help people in this crazy world."

His long-term goal and his company are even "crazy"."You will not believe it. We will fly in the clouds," Zapata said earlier this month. " My goal is to go on the clouds. It's like skiing, but I want to do it in the clouds. It's my dream, and I will do my best to make it a realistic".