46 mins ago · China
‘Chinese can actually fly’: man pilots homemade hoverboard over mountains, across Yangtze River
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 28 Oct 2026, 02:24 UTC. The headline in use is “‘Chinese can actually fly’: man pilots homemade hoverboard over mountains, across Yangtze River”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A Gen Z tech influencer from central China has brought science fiction to life by handcrafting a manned hoverboard and teaching himself flight control and mechanical engineering. Song Xingyu, 26, from Enshi, Hubei province, is known online as “Amazing Ayu.”
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- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
‘Chinese can actually fly’: man pilots homemade hoverboard over mountains, across Yangtze River
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- South China Morning Post‘Chinese can actually fly’: man pilots homemade hoverboard over mountains, across Yangtze River