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 ...

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 ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. — The future of water sports has been brought to the Fox Valley in the form of the Flyboard. A Flyboard looks a bit like a snowboard and uses water propulsion from a 100 horsepower ...

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, 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.

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.