General / Off-Topic The green goblin lives!
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He participated in the parade on July 14 this year
and the July 25 he will cross the English Channel.
He will leave to Sangatte to arrive to Dover area in England.
The Maritime Prefecture has given the authorization.
and the July 25 he will cross the English Channel.
He will leave to Sangatte to arrive to Dover area in England.
The Maritime Prefecture has given the authorization.
concerned gaze
Was kind of expecting the backpack to be a parachute, so you can boost yourself up to altitude and bail in case of some emergency. Nope. It's full of fuel....riiight.
The first attempt is a failure.
After taking off in the morning near the beach of Sangatte (Pas-de-Calais), Franky Zapata fell in the English waters after striking at a very low speed the platform of the kerosene refueling boat where he wanted to land and was immediately rescued.
"When I arrived in front of the refueling boat at sea, I had two minutes left to land, but I could not get close. I started the descent, and by the time I grabbed the bar, the boat stopped dead, the feet went forward and I was ejected like a cork back."
"I fell into the water next to the boat and all my friends jumped into the water to help me," added Frank Zapata.
"I fell into the water next to the boat and all my friends jumped into the water to help me," added Frank Zapata.
Franky Zapata "does not want to stay on a failure," said his communications officer. "He will retry the crossing of the Channel at the end of the week."
Franky Zapata will try to cross the Channel with his flyboard this Sunday. The day is confirmed.
Today, Franky Zapata has successfully crossed the Channel on his flying machine
The Frenchman reached St Margaret's Bay in 21 minutes (25 minutes with the kerosene refueling).
Congratulations Franky !
The Frenchman reached St Margaret's Bay in 21 minutes (25 minutes with the kerosene refueling).
Congratulations Franky !
The invasion of the United Kingdom by the flying men can begin. 
I think a good ol' bow and arrows will suffice.
Have you seen at which speed that thing moves?
Try yourself to hit it with bow and arrows!
No, they say it flies to 3000m. I sincerely doubt they've triedThe machine flies up to 3000 meters of altitude.
That's right, but it has the potential.No, they say it flies to 3000m. I sincerely doubt they've tried
However it seems that each engine develops a power of 246 horsepower.
At a much lower altitude, a superb video to watch.
He makes it looks so easy to control. Its amazing, so fluid that you might think you are watching CGI effects from Avengers hehe. Congratz to the man for his successful flight!
In any case it is better not to have vertigo.