Franky Zapata, the French inventor-slash-daredevil who flew across the English Channel on a hoverboard, has launched an ‘airscooter’ to go alongside his jet-powered flyboard and flying deckchair.

French jet ski champion Franky Zapata made some serious waves back in 2011 when he showed off his ambitious water-jet Flyboard, which uses a jet ski motor to pump water through a pair of boots and ...

Some people swim the English Channel between Britain and France, others prefer to sail. French inventor Franky Zapata has attempted to make the crossing on a jet-powered hoverboard – but failed.

Remember when the concept of a hoverboard was only something seen in cartoons or comic strips? Even imagining that something like this could one day exist seemed farfetched. But in 2011, the world met ...

Franky Zapata, a professional racer and designer of jet skis, demonstrates his Flyboard, a water-powered jet pack that propels him 30 feet into the air. Zapata's incredible moves begin about 15 ...

In the few weeks following the release of a video that appeared to show jet-ski champion Franky Zapata flying high in the sky on a jet-powered hoverboard, the online community split into two clear ...

After a recent unsuccessful attempt to cross the English Channel using his jet powered flyboard. French inventor Franky Zapata has now successfully crossed the Channel completing the 22-mile (35.4-km) ...