On June 7, 2025, exactly two years after the project’s debut, the Airscooter completed its first manned flight. The pilot was none other than Franky Zapata, the company’s founder. Known for his ...

Zapata, the company behind Franky Zapata's English Channel jetpack crossing, will launch its AirScooter, a personal vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, in Las Vegas in early 2026. As an FAA ...

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 ...

An inventor mostly known for his work with audio speakers is going to try to popularize the personal flying vehicle. The AirScooter II, a personal aircraft that can hover or fly at 55 knots, is the ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. As we mull electric boda bodas, Zapata company has innovated what it calls an airscooter, which was on display at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 5, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- AirScooter Corporation (Pink Sheets:ASCO), an innovator of new air vehicle technology, released today a shareholder letter for the fiscal year ended September 30 ...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2005--AirScooter Corporation (OTC:ASCO), an innovator of new air vehicle concepts, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, AeroTwin Motors Corporation, is ...

LAS VEGAS, May 15, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- AirScooter Corporation (Pink Sheets:ASCO), an innovator of new air vehicle concepts, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, AeroTwin Motors ...

Next year, visitors to the entertainment capital of the world will be able to take to the skies without a pilot's certificate. Zapata, the French company behind a jetpack and hoverboard system that ...