French inventor crosses the English Channel on his hoverboard

French inventor crosses the English Channel on his hoverboard
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2019-8-5 08:57

Over the weekend, French inventor and former jet-ski champion Franky Zapata made history by crossing the English Channel – which is roughly 35 kilometers (22 miles) wide – on a hoverboard designed by his company.

Claiming to have reached speeds of 177 kmph (110 mph) while airborne, the 40-year-old completed the journey in 22 minutes early Sunday morning, stopping midway on a floating platform in the water to refuel his Zapata Flyboard. It’s the Frenchman’s second attempt to cross the Channel with his ‘personal aviation system. ’ On his first one at the end of July, Zapata narrowly missed the refueling…

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