Inventor Crosses Channel On Jet-Powered Hoverboard

Credit: Franky Zapata on his Flyboard Air: zapata.com
LONDON—The French inventor of a jet-powered personal vertical takeoff and landing system has successfully flown across the English Channel. Franky Zapata used his self-developed Flyboard Air, a jet-powered platform, to cross the Channel from Sangatte, near Calais, France, and landing in St. Margaret...

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