The First Seaglider Is Starting Test Runs On Narragansett Bay

08 Mar 2025 | Abstracted from Providence Journal

"Paladin is a 12-passenger [electric aircraft] designed to move through the water at slow speeds like a conventional boat, then accelerate onto hydrofoils before taking flight...dubbed seagliders...providing coastal transportation between points now served by ferries, helicopters and small planes.

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