VIDEO – In the midst of crossing the Channel, Franky Zapata fell into the water aboard her flying scooter this Friday after fifteen minutes of flight in Sangatte in Pas-de-Calais.
An aborted “walk” from Pas-de-Calais to the British coast aboard its flying scooter. Six years after crossing the Channel Standing on his “Flyboard”, the inventor Franky Zapata tried to reiterate the feat this Friday, July 25 aboard his new flying vehicle, the “AirsCooter». The 46-year-old engineer turned around and fell into the water after fifteen minutes of flight and thirty kilometers made. He was able to be recovered safely by the rescuers.
According to the Zapata team, its fall is due to a technical concern on the thermal engine of the device. On the Opal Coast, the flight area was evacuated. The takeoff temperature was around 21 degrees. The sky was very cloudy.
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“It’s the end of five years of intensive research”
“It’s a day of celebration, it’s the end of five years of intensive research and development”had moved “the flying man” during a press point, recognizing “A little stress “. At midday, its teams finalized a few meters from the beach the preparation of the Airscooter.
The Marseille engineer can fly up to the speed of 100km/h with this giant scooter resembling a bubble and whose extreme maneuverability is similar to child’s play. Ultimately, AirsCooter should be marketed in the United States where legislation allows it in the context of private use. Priority to security, therefore. The test phase across the Atlantic should also start at the end of 2025.
