Francky Zapata crossed the English Channel on Flyboard

French inventor Franky Zapata successfully crossed the English Channel on his flyboard.

Francky Zapata crossed the English Channel on flyboard, Sunday August 4th, ten days after a first failure.

The “flying man” traveled 35 kilometers between Sangatte and Dover, on his machine equipped with five mini-turbojets, allowing him to fly up to 190 kilometers per hour.

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Images credit Zapata

source BBC