Advanced Air Mobility (eVTOL / Urban Air Mobility) Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

REGENT’s all-electric Viceroy seaglider completes first crewed flight

REGENT Craft’s prototype Viceroy seaglider completed its first crewed flight in a Rhode Island bay, briefly flying 33 feet above the water for 30 seconds. The company describes the wing-in-ground-effect craft as the largest all-electric WIG vehicle to fly with people aboard.

Discovered 2026-09-02T10:05:22.721791-07:00 | 2026-09-02T10:05:22.721791-07:00

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The test moves REGENT’s passenger-oriented, all-electric seaglider from uncrewed demonstrations to crewed flight testing, an important development milestone for a new ground-effect transport concept.
The prototype reached 33 feet above the water and sustained flight for 30 seconds, providing an initial operational data point for the Viceroy’s development.
The flight expands the advanced-air-mobility field beyond conventional eVTOL designs to include wing-in-ground-effect vehicles intended to operate over water.

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