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REGENT’s Viceroy seaglider completes first flight after progressing from hydrofoil trials

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REGENT’s full-scale Viceroy prototype flew for the first time over Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, on Sept. 2, 2026. The milestone follows the company’s March 2025 sea trials and marks progress from hydrofoiling toward the electric seaglider’s intended flight operations.

Discovered 2026-09-09T07:51:10.548324-07:00 | 2026-09-09T07:51:10.548324-07:00

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  • The first flight advances REGENT’s Viceroy from surface-based hydrofoil testing into airborne trials, a key step in validating its seaglider concept.
  • The milestone provides an updated development marker for electric maritime mobility following the prototype’s March 2025 sea trials and originally anticipated summer 2025 flight testing.

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aerotelegraph.com The Air Current regentcraft.com
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