`Flying soldier` to attempt Channel crossing
(The Guardian France)

Franky Zapata, inventor of jet-powered flyboard, expects to cross in 20 minutesA former jetski champion and French military reservist who became known as the `flying soldier` after he invented a jet-powered hoverboard will attempt to cross the Channel this week.Franky Zapata, who impressed France with a demonstration of his flyboard at this year´s Bastille Day parade, has said he will make the crossing on Thursday to mark the 110th anniversary of Louis Blériot´s first cross-Channel airplane flight. Continue reading...