REGENT Sea Glider

[chopper2004]

My wife pointed this out to me this morning …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-hampshire-57483048

https://www.regentcraft.com

cheers

[MPN11]

Finding space to dock it will be an interesting challenge. I certainly won't be seeing one in our harbour here in Jersey, unless they use the beach ... as they did with fixed-wind aircraft in the olden days!

https://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Jersey_Airways

[Capt Scribble]

I suppose you need 8 engines to lift the batteries.

[AnglianAV8R]

The return of the Caspian Sea Monster

[Winemaker]

At least the dreaded seven engine landing will be safer.

[DaveReidUK]

The BBC appear to have come up with a new definition of "glider".

[Smilin_Ed]

Having had personal experience with it, I wish them luck with sea-water induced corrosion.

[Winemaker]

I wonder what sea state that thing is supposed to operate on. Whacking a prop into a wave might not be nice.

[Out Of Trim]

Wouldn’t fancy meeting one coming the other way in poor visibility, or dodging the rest of the Channel traffic either! 😯😬

[Senior Pilot]

https://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/641081-electric-ekranoplan-channel-ferry.html