Franky Zapata 'Le Rocketman', a 40-year-old inventor, performs a training flight over the Saint Inglevert airport near Calais, Northern France. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler) 
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In pictures: 'Le Rocketman' Franky Zapata attempts to flyboard across the Channel

In pictures: 'Le Rocketman' Franky Zapata attempts to flyboard across the Channel.

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On Thursday, Zapata will attempt to fly into the record books by becoming the first person in human history to zoom across the Channel aboard a jet-powered 'hover-board'. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
Franky Zapata 'Le Rocketman', a 40-year-old inventor, will attempt to become the first person in human history to zoom across the Channel aboard a jet-powered 'hover-board'. (Photo/Michel Spingler)
Franky Zapata, 'Le Rocketman', a 40-year-old inventor, performs a training flight over the Saint Inglevert airport near Calais, Northern France. (Photo/Michel Spingler)
Franky Zapata, 'Le Rocketman', a 40-year-old inventor, prepares for a training flight over the Saint Inglevert airport near Calais, Northern France. (Photo/Michel Spingler)
Franky Zapata, 'Le Rocketman', a 40-year-old inventor, and his wife Krysten prepare a training flight over the Saint Inglevert airport near Calais, Northern France. (Photo/Michel Spingler)

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