Zapata had received a 1.3 million euro grant from the French army in late 2018 to help finance the development of the hoverboard, which is powered by five small jet engines.

On Aug. 4, 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.

SANGATTE, France/SAINT MARGARET'S BAY, Britain (Reuters) - French inventor Franky Zapata on Sunday succeeded in crossing the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard he designed, zooming over the ...

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.

SANGATTE, France/SAINT MARGARET'S BAY, Britain, Aug 4 (Reuters) - F rench inventor Franky Zapata on Sunday succeeded in crossing the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard he designed ...