Seagliders Wing-in-Ground-Effect vehicles (12)

Seagliders wing-in-ground-effect vehicles for coastal transportation to safely carriage passengers by 2025, in high-speed, and zero-emission.

Regent is developing and manufacturing all-electric, passenger-carrying, wing-in-ground-effect vehicles to service coastal routes, drastically decreasing fuel costs, and maintenance.

Seagliders Wing-in-Ground-Effect vehicles (11)

Viceroy is Regent’s flagship Seaglider, a 12-passenger vehicle operating exclusively over water, traversing the sea in one of three modes: hull, hydrofoil, or flight-in-ground-effect.

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Seagliders have a 160 nautical mile range with existing battery technology (upgradeable to over 400 nautical mile range with next-generation battery technology).

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100% Electric, Zero Emissions
160 nautical mile (approx. 180 SM, 300 km) range at battery end-of-life
160 knot (180 mph, 300 kph) cruise speed
3,500 lbs (1,600 kg) of payload in cargo configuration
12 passengers (+2 crew)
30dB quieter than an aircraft or helicopter

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Seagliders will enter service by 2025. Full-scale prototypes will begin human flight trials by 2024.

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