Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Hover board Air\nuses four turbo jet engines for propulsion while a computer keeps the board\nstabilized. Zapata, who received $1.46 million from the French military to\ndevelop his hover board in 2018, wore a flight suit and helmet during his\nflight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although Zapata\u2019s Fly board Air successfully carried him from Sangatte, France to Dover, England, it wasn\u2019t a non-stop flight. Because the Fly board Air\u2019s fuel tank is mounted on the rider\u2019s back, it has a limited capacity, so Franky Zapata had to swap out tanks mid-flight on a floating platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fact, it was\nthat mid-journey pit stop that caused Zapata\u2019s failed attempt to cross the\nchannel last month. Due to choppy water and a small landing zone, Zapata ended\nup in the water rather than on the refueling platform. For his latest attempt,\nZapata changed his route and increased the size of the landing pad, according\nto The Verge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We made a\nmachine three years ago…and now we’ve crossed the Channel, it’s crazy,”\nhe told the BBC after landing safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This may not be the first time you\u2019ve seen Zapata and his Fly board Air in action. In mid-July Franky Zapata wowed spectators as he flew over France\u2019s Bastille Day celebration on the Fly board Air while holding a gun. Zapata performed the stunt to show one possible use of the Hover board Air, one that isn’t as light-hearted as crossing the English Channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch Franky Zapata take off and land in the video above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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