A French daredevil who spent years developing a jet-powered hoverboard zoomed across the English Channel on Sunday, fulfilling his quest after pulling off a tricky refuelling manoeuvre that had cut ...

The French inventor of the jet-powered hoverboard soared over the English Channel despite wind gusts Sunday, becoming the first to cross the channel in such a futuristic way after failing in his first ...

Ever since Marty McFly climbed aboard a hoverboard in "Back to the Future Part II," people have been obsessed with the idea of a personal flying device. There have been multiple attempts to create ...

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ST. MARGARET’S BAY, England — Is it a bird? A plane? No, it’s a French inventor flying over the English Channel on his hoverboard. Looking like a superhero, Franky Zapata successfully completed the ...

French inventor Franky Zapata’s second attempt to cross the English Channel on his flying hoverboard was a success — and now he’s turning his attention to what he says is an upcoming flying car he’s ...

Yesterday, a Frenchman proved that if at first you don’t succeed, fly, fly, fly again: After a failed attempt last month, inventor Franky Zapata has successfully crossed the English Channel on his ...

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 ...

What just happened? After failing on his first attempt, the French inventor of the Flyboard Air jet-powered hoverboard has achieved his dream of crossing the English Channel on his device. Two weeks ...

ST. MARGARET’S BAY, England — Is it a bird? A plane? No, it’s a French inventor flying over the English Channel on his hoverboard. Looking like a superhero, Franky Zapata successfully completed the ...