@interestingengineering: On 2 September 2026, REGENT flew its full-scale Viceroy seaglider with two captains on board, lifting 33 feet above Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island for 30 seconds. The idea underneath it is sixty years old and Soviet, and it failed twice before, defeated by waves, by longitudinal stability and by the collapse of the state paying for it. This script covers the engineering that changed, why the ekranoplan died, and why China, Singapore and the US Marine Corps are all circling the concept again.

Jackryan529 :

that's a lie, electric cars, motorcycles, bikes, etc etc were around 100 yrs ago.. the petrol industry destroyed them.

_W_0_L_F_E_R_I_N_E_ :

what if the sea has storm? or big waves?

Basil Kaboo :

maybe 1 day Hughes H4 Hercules will get a boat plane named after it and fly again

Dazza :

just Why?

The Last Ronin :

30 whole seconds

yodingdongyo :

F U :

Drone copters are the way..

g-now :

i think a modern version, personal craft configuration is required now

Barry Bands💵 :

The props are so small

uncle rumble :

🇸🇪😂 no

Mickel :

yep great idea however no thanks

Rh765 :

😎😎😎

DJ Newmoney :

@JENNIFER FX TRADER