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Yelken Octuri is a French designer born in 1970 whose work includes aircraft design, product design, and furniture design. He designed a yacht to go in air and water. He is from France and works as a cabin designer for Airbus. Octuri was designated as one of the most innovative people of the year in 2011 by TIME magazine.
Aircraft of the future
Octuri has created five types of futuristic aircraft:
The yacht design includes a bullet shaped hull for travel through water and air, along with four 40 meter "towering" sails that fold down into wings. The yacht is 46 meters long with four masts. It was exhibited at the French Air and Space Museum.
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