The adventure turned short.
This Friday. Furthermore, July 25, Franky Zapata was forced to interrupt its crossing of the Channel aboard its scooter air, its last flying invention.
Starting from Sangatte (Pas-de-Calais) at 3 p.m., the inventor had to turn around in full flight … In addition, before finishing in the water.
A dreaded scenario – Franky zapata fell sea during
The machine. Nevertheless, which flew over the sea almost 20 meters above sea level at a speed of 70 to 100km/h, experienced a technical incident suspected of coming from one of its thermal engines.
A problem serious enough to force Zapata to interrupt his flight. Furthermore, A few moments later, he fell at sea. He was able to be quickly recovered, safe, by the rescue teams mobilized to follow him by boat.
Anticipated, but not avoided
This kind of incident had been envisaged by his franky zapata fell sea during team. An important logistics had been set up to ensure the safety of the inventor: several boats followed the machine. and a landing platform awaited it on the British side, in Dover.
Six years after the flyboard. Franky Zapata wanted to make an impression. six years to the day after his attempted crossing in Flyboard Air, a prototype flying board, already from Sangatte.
In 2019, he failed for the first time before succeeding a few days later. This time. it was aboard the scooter air – a new generation mini -helicopter – that he intended to push the limits of individual air mobility.