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2025-06-27 04:06:51 [Games] Source: Time Information Network

French inventor Franky Zapata has officially crossed the English Channel by hoverboard.

On Aug. 4,Akasick- Eroticism weeks after a failed Bastille Day flight, Zapata hopped on the jet-powered hoverboard that he invented, called the "Flyboard Air," and set out to fly across the 35-kilometer channel. This time, he was successful.

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Zapata's board is propelled by five small jet engines, and after he stopped halfway to refuel his board on a boat, Reuters reports that he was able to cross the Channel and land in a little more than 20 minutes.

French news outlet Le Monde shared a two-minute video of Zapata taking off and flying through the air past onlookers and over the water.

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During his Aug. 4 flight, Zapata is said to have traveled 35 kilometers. He took off in Sangatte, France, and landed in Saint Margaret’s Bay in Dover, England.

"For the last five to six kilometers I just really enjoyed it," Zapata told reporters when he landed. "Whether this is a historic event or not, I’m not the one to decide that, time will tell.

"We made a machine three years ago... and now we’ve crossed the Channel, it’s crazy," Zapata, who is also working on creating a flying car, said.

Mashable ImageThe jet-powered hover-board used by French inventor Franky Zapata to cross the English Channel to Dover. Credit: Steve Parsons/PA Images via Getty Images Mashable ImageFranky Zapata stands on his jet-powered "flyboard" after he took off from Sangatte, northern France. Credit: DENIS CHARLET/AFP/Getty Images Mashable ImageFranky Zapata on his jet-powered "flyboard" lands on St. Margaret's Bay in Dover. Credit: GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images Mashable ImageFranky Zapata stands on his jet-powered "flyboard" next to helicopters. Credit: GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images Mashable ImageFrench inventor Franky Zapata after crossing the Channel on a jet-powered hover-board. Credit: Steve Parsons/PA Images via Getty Images

Way to go, Zapata!

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