A Rhode Island-based startup company is developing new electric “flying boats” that could make traveling between coastal communities a whole lot faster.
REGENT, which stands for “Regional Electric Ground Effect Nautical Transport,” is creating a line of prototype “seagliders” that operate exclusively over water.
Seagliders, according to REGENT, are 100% battery operated and travel through harbors on their wave-tolerant hydrofoils. Once the seaglider clears crowded waterways, it lifts off from its foils to its wings and flies at aircraft speeds.