Franky Zapata's car will not fly this weekend.

The inventor from Bouches-du-Rhône, who made a name for himself by crossing the English Channel on a hoverboard, is forced to cancel the presentation flight of his JetRacer, initially scheduled for this Saturday at the Salon-Eyguières aerodrome. .

"We did not obtain authorizations from civil aviation and the prefecture", explains Krystel Zapata, his wife, to

20 Minutes

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Representing a new case would push the presentation flight back to July, too late for Franky and Krystel Zapata.

“We are instead planning a semi-private flight around May, with a broadcast and the presence of a journalist.

But outside of France, ”they announce.

Their flying car therefore seems ready.

“It has been flying for a long time without anyone in it, we were able to do all our tests.

We follow our course, but we did not have the authorizations, ”they regret.

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