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Flyboard Air is a type of jetpack/hoverboard powered by gas turbines. [1] It was invented by French water-craft rider Franky Zapata , founder of Zapata racing. It achieved a Guinness World Record for farthest flight by hoverboard in April 2016 of 2,252.4 m (7,389.8 ft; 2,463.3 yd; 1.4 mi). [ 2 ]
Similar to maglev trains, the hoverboard requires a surface of non-ferromagnetic metal such as copper or aluminum to function, carrying up to 140 kg (300 lb) while hovering 2.5 cm (1 in) above the surface. Four engines were used to power the magnetic levitation, with the option of applying thrust and spin to the board under user control.
The online video game platform and game creation system Roblox has numerous games (officially referred to as "experiences") [1] [2] created by users of its creation tool, Roblox Studio. Due to Roblox ' s popularity, various games created on the site have grown in popularity, with some games having millions of monthly active players and 5,000 ...
Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system built around user-generated content and games, [1] [2] officially referred to as "experiences". [3] Games can be created by any user through the platforms game engine, Roblox Studio, [4] and then shared to and played by other players. [1]
Balfanz's father worked as a programmer, which Balfanz cites as one of the main reasons for his early interest in coding. [2] He attended high school at the Trinity Preparatory School. [3] Prior to releasing Jailbreak, Balfanz had made several other games on Roblox, which he stated had made him "maybe a couple thousand" dollars. [3]
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The French Institut national de la propriété industrielle (INPI) granted Zapata a patent for his invention. [3] The Flyboard was the subject of a lawsuit from competitor Jetlev which was dropped without prejudice in March 2013. [4] The device was presented to the public for the first time at the jet ski World Championship 2012 in China. [3]
The first flights were recorded and posted on YouTube and received 2.5 million views in just 15 days. In 2016, Zapata sold Zapata Racing (ZR) to U.S. defense contractor Implant Sciences. In 2017, he provided the U.S. Army with demonstrations of the Flyboard Air (jet-powered hoverboard).