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Is it a bird? A plane? No, it's a French inventor flying over the English Channel on his hoverboard.
Looking like a superhero, Franky Zapata successfully completed the famed 35-kilometer (22-mile) journey in just 22 minutes Sunday morning, reaching speeds of up to 177 kilometers per hour (110 mph) on the flyboard that has made him a French household name.
Propelled by a power pack full of kerosene, Zapata set off from Sangatte in France's Pas de Calais region and landed in St. Margaret's Bay, beyond the white cliffs of Dover, in southeast England. He stopped only once, on the British side, to refuel his futuristic invention from a boat in the choppy waters.
"I'm feeling happy ... It's just an amazing moment in my life," he said in English following his touchdown in Britain. "The last 10% (of the flight) was easier ... because I had the time to look at the cliffs."
It was, of course, the record for such a trip: No one else has tried to cross the channel in this way.He's done it! ?? French inventor Franky Zapata has made the first-ever successful Channel crossing on a jet-powered flyboard.View this post on Instagram
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