Mr Hoverboard is a cheaper way to be Marty McFly
A French inventor flew across the English Channel (Ла-Манш) on a jet-powered hoverboard (гироскутер с реактивным двигателем) on Sunday, after an unsuccessful attempt last month. Zapata, a former jet ski racing champion, drew comparisons to Spider-Man’s archnemesis (заклятый враг) Green Goblin as he flew a hoverboard through Paris armed with a rifle during July’s Bastille Day (День освобождения Бастилии) celebrations. The board can reach a height of nearly 500 feet and travel at a speed of 87 miles an hour.
“For the last five to six kilometers I just really enjoyed it,” Zapata told reporters on arrival, according to Reuters. “Whether this is a historic event or not, I’m not the one to decide that, time will tell.”
The attempt was part of the 110th anniversary of the very first (самый первый) cross-channel flight. French aviator Louis Bleriot made the first airplane flight across the channel on July 25, 1909.
