French Inventor Crosses English Channel On his Hoverboard
Aug 21, 2019
We have always heard that failure is the first step to success and a French inventor proved it as well by crossing the English Channel with his own jet-powered hoverboard after his failed attempt last month.
Franky Zapata had previously fallen into water while trying to land on a boat mounted refueling platform. But this time his midway refueling went successful. He took over 20 minutes to cover about 20 miles. He glided over the water to cross Sangatte
French inventor Franky Zapata flew from #France to #England on his fly board ?? in just over 20 minutes..!???? Welcome to the future . pic.twitter.com/gz1sQ3Pagm
— Vineet jain (@vineetjaintimes) August 18, 2019
The “flyboard” designed by him is a gas turbine powered contraption fueled by five small jets and can theoretically fly up to 110 miles per hour at an altitude of 50 feet to 65 feet for about 10 minutes.
Hundreds of people gathered around his take off point in Northern France and took to social media to appreciate him. Check out some reactions here:
Franky Zapata believed he can fly and he did
— Deep Bhandari (@Deep0) August 19, 2019
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can sore
I see me runnin through that open door
I believe I can fly https://t.co/HQYjLxrodJ
The future is already here, it's just not evenly distributed????
— Amit Ranjan (@amitranjan) August 19, 2019
--> "French inventor Franky Zapata flew from #France to #England on his fly board ?? in just over 20 mins"???? pic.twitter.com/uOtKLoM4je via @vineetjaintimes #flyboard #frankyzapata #future #futurism
This is real revolution. Can curb many problems of Indian transport system.
— Yatharth Mishra / ?????? ????? (@YatharthMishra_) August 19, 2019
Innovation makes our life more easier and closer to the globe.
— Sanjeev Kumar Singh (@harsubhmy) August 20, 2019
Future is here.. This is super cool!! #FrankyZapata #FlyBoard https://t.co/sTZvItsiFN
— Sharon Supriya (@SharonSupriya) August 19, 2019
So delighted he landed safely in the @thebaytrust gardens and that we played our part in supporting him and his team in landing in The Pines Garden, St Margaret’s Bay - very proud CEO in my first #60days in post #frankyzapata https://t.co/HmJsKhQG5R
— Carrie Jackson (@IPDCarrie) August 18, 2019
If I had to name a character who rides a hoverboard he designed over the English Channel I might very well name that character "Franky Zapata". https://t.co/Ro9a39GdcA
— Hart Hanson (@HartHanson) August 13, 2019
The future is here !!
— Tehseen Poonawalla (@tehseenp) August 19, 2019