REGENT Craft's Viceroy carries 12 passengers at 180 mph nine feet above water - and may reach commercial service before any eVTOL by certifying as a ship, not an aircraft.
REGENT Craft's electric seaglider uses ground effect physics to cruise 10 feet above water at 180 mph - certified as a marine vessel, not an FAA aircraft.
Regent's Viceroy seaglider completed its first crewed flight off Rhode Island, a milestone for wing-in-ground-effect technology and coastal transportation.
Radio Hangar explores REGENT, the Viceroy Seaglider, and the Wing-in-Ground-Effect Machine That Flies a Wingspan Off the Water to Cheat Both the Boat and the Airplane.