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A flying man was spotted above Lake Havasu, on the border between California and Arizona, US. He rocketed up in the air on a flying hoverboard. 26.05.2017, Sputnik International

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06:00 GMT 26.05.2017 (Updated: 19:30 GMT 19.10.2022)

A flying man was spotted above Lake Havasu, on the border between California and Arizona, US. He rocketed up in the air on a flying hoverboard.

Franky Zapata, inventor of the jet-powered hoverboard "Flyboard Air," first unveiled his innovative device back in 2016. The hoverboard can reportedly fly autonomously for up to 10 minutes, with a maximum height of 10,000 feet (3,048 meters). According to the Guinness World Records, the Flyboard has a recorded maximum speed of 93 miles per hour (149.7 kph) and holds the record for the heighest hoverboard flight at a height of 7,388 feet (2,252 meters), when it flew along the coast of southern France.