Largest all-electric flying machine begins sea trials

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March 10, 2025, 9:00 PM

• •A 12-passenger seaglider has begun sea trials in Rhode Island.
• •The vehicle can transition between floating and flying using only electric power.
• •It is the largest battery-powered flying machine in the world.

A 12-passenger seaglider that is part boat and part aircraft harnesses Cold War-era technology to fly just above the waves using only electric power. The tests are a prelude to the vehicle's first crewed flights, scheduled for later this year, which would make it the largest battery-powered flying machine in the world – albeit one that must remain just above the water's surface.

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