You might have heard about French inventor Franky Zapata, the former jet ski champion who was aiming to cross from France to England in just 20 minutes on a hoverboard. Yes, really, this is where we
You might have heard about French inventor Franky Zapata, the former jet ski champion who was aiming to cross from France to England in just 20 minutes on a hoverboard.It started well enough, but quickly went downhill.
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French daredevil blasts off in attempt to cross the ChannelFranky Zapata, 40, took off from Sangatte, near Calais, on Thursday and aimed to fly 22 miles to St Margaret's Bay in Dover in around 20 minutes - after putting his chances of success at '50 percent'.
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Flyboard inventor Franky Zapata fails in bid to cross the ChannelFrench inventor Franky Zapata takes off on his jet-powered hoverboard, in a bid to cross the Channel from France to England. His attempt failed as he missed a landing platform mounted on a boat while trying to refuel. For the full story, head here:
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Flyboard inventor Franky Zapata fails in bid to cross the ChannelFranky Zapata takes off in his bid to cross from France to England on his flyboard. The Frenchman's attempt failed a short time later when he missed a landing platform to refuel. For more, head here:
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