The inventor and military reservist, known to his friends as Franky Zapata, will attempt to cross from France to England on Thursday on his flyboard. The 50km trip from a beach near Calais to Dover will involve a complicated mid-flight refuelling as the flyboard can only go for 10 minutes at a time. However he added that he was confident that the attempt would succeed, providing that he could keep to speeds of at least 140km/h for the majority of the journey. Franky Zapata with his wife Chrysten and their son. The further you want to go, the faster you have to fly."

Source: The Local July 24, 2019 11:36 UTC