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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the Inventor of the flyboard air hoverboard, who crossed the English Channel for the first time, within 10days after his first failed attempt .
A
Franky Zapata
B
Yves Rossy
C
Felix Baumgartner
D
Alan Eustace
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Franky Zapata started his career in jet ski racing. He created a top team with which he won 3 world titles and 7 European titles. He and his team then designed, manufactured and sold aquatic products (including the popular FlyBoard®) between 2011 and 2019.

Detailed explanation-2: -French inventor Franky Zapata made history as the first person to cross the English Channel by hoverboard, taking off Sunday from Sangatte on France’s northern coast and touching down near Dover, England.

Detailed explanation-3: -The jet-powered hoverboard, or what the company calls the Independent Propulsion Unit, is powered by five jet turbines that deliver a top speed of nearly 110 mph (though it will be regulated to a more controllable 60 mph), a potential altitude of 10,000 feet, and about 10 minutes of flight time.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 2011, French artist Nils Guadagnin created a hovering board that floats by magnetic repulsion between it and its base but cannot carry a load. The board includes a laser system which ensures stabilization, in addition to an electromagnetic system which makes the levitation possible.

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