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New Zapata hoverboard breaks world record

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Video. New Zapata hoverboard breaks world record

Updated: 15/06/2016 - 15:43 GMT+2

When he released the video of his first test-flight on his Flyboard Air, former French jet ski champion Franky Zapata was initially accused of staging a hoax.

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