Franky Zapata, the French inventor-slash-daredevil who flew across the English Channel on a hoverboard, has launched an ‘airscooter’ to go alongside his jet-powered flyboard and flying deckchair.

Man's decades-long dream of achieving personal flight and of integrating it into the daily routine isn't as close to becoming real as we'd like it to be or would be led to believe. But Zapata is set ...

January 21, 2005 The AirScooter II is an ultralight helicopter designed for easy control and manoeuvrability that looks set to take personal recreational airborne vehicles to new heights. Designed by ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On June 7, 2025, exactly two years after the project’s debut, the Airscooter completed its first manned flight. The pilot was none ...

October 5, 2005 Innovative air vehicle developer AirScooter has featured in Gizmag previously with its AirScooter II, a vehicle we dubbed, “The Helicopter for the Home.” Things have been moving ...

After building a flying jet bike and hoverboard, Franky Zapata has created a futuristic drone. But he’s really selling an ancient fantasy like the one pictured above. “It’s being able to fly all by ...

LAS VEGAS, July 19, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- AirScooter Corporation (Pink Sheets:ASCO), an innovator of new air vehicle concepts, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, AeroTwin Motors ...

AirScooter II is a twin-blade personal helicopter that falls within the ‘ultralight’ class of flying vehicles, meaning anyone who can shell out the (estimated) $50,000 purchase price can fly one—even ...

Inventor Elwood "Woody" Norris first developed high-end stereo speakers, an alarm that signals when a hip replacement has worn out, and now — the next logical creation — the AirScooter II, a personal ...