A French inventor failed in his attempt to cross the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard when he was knocked into the water as he landed on a boat-mounted refueling platform, his technical ...

(SANGATTE, France) — Just 10 days after a failed first try ended with Franky Zapata up to his neck in water, the French jet-ski champion successfully crossed the English Channel on his self-made ...

SANGATTE, France (AP) — A French aviation buff and inventor glided partway over the English Channel on a homemade "flyboard" Thursday — then crashed in the sea ...

A Frenchman who has spent years developing a jet-powered hoverboard zoomed across the English Channel on Sunday after a first attempt last month was cut short when he fell into the water while trying ...

SANGATTE, France (AP) — 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.