French inventor Franky Zapata's Flyboard Air, the world's only flying hoverboard, can fly you up to 10,000 feet in the air at 110 mph.

A French aviation buff and inventor glided partway over the English Channel on a homemade "flyboard" Thursday - then crashed in the sea.

A daredevil French inventor on Thursday began his attempt to fly across the Channel standing on a jet-powered "flyboard", an ambitious crossing he sees as following in the footsteps of the ...