Despite a valiant effort, Franky Zapata has failed in his attempt to cross the English Channel on his jet-powered flyboard. The 40-year-old French inventor made it halfway across the stretch of water ...
What is more noble than man's mastery of the sky? The quest to conquer not just land and sea, but also air? The casting off of the shackles of earthbound existence? Oh, we're talking about a failed ...
SANGATTE, France -- A French aviation buff and inventor glided partway over the English Channel on a homemade "flyboard" Thursday - then crashed in the sea. Undeterred, he plans to try again. After ...
French media is reporting that a man who tried to cross the English Channel on a homemade "flyboard" has failed in his attempt.French television cited people close to inventor Franky Zapata as saying ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Franky Zapata, "Le Rocketman", a 40-year-old inventor, performs a training flight over the Saint Inglevert airport near Calais, ...
After wowing the crowds by flying over the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris earlier this month, Franky Zapata attempted to cross the English Channel today on his Flyboard Air jet-powered hoverboard.