REGENT's 15,000-pound seaglider produces no wake while riding on its hydrofoils
Billy Talheimer · The CEOs Behind America’s Next Frontier in Air & Sea Travel · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · Sep 7, 2025 · at 35:34
Billy Thalheimer is the co-founder and CEO of REGENT, building maritime seagliders that transition from hydrofoils to wing-in-ground-effect flight.
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“And on the hydrofoils, there's no wake at all. So it just passes you and it's imperceptible and it's 15,000 pounds.”
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