A daredevil French inventor on Thursday began his attempt to fly across the Channel standing on a jet-powered "flyboard", an ambitious crossing he sees as following in the footsteps of the aviation ...

A daredevil French inventor is Thursday to attempt a flight across the Channel standing on a jet-powered "flyboard", in an ambitious crossing he sees as following in the footsteps of the aviation ...

Franky Zapata, the man who invented the jet-powered Flyboard Air, set a new world record on Saturday for the farthest flight by a hoverboard. Taking off along the coast of Sausset-les-Pins, near ...

French inventor Franky Zapata on Sunday succeeded in crossing the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard he designed, zooming over the Strait of Dover in just over 20 minutes.

This short captures a flyboard flight powered by jet propulsion. It shows how the rider balances, controls direction, and hovers above the surface while the flyboard’s engines provide lift. The clip ...