They added skids for the glider to rest on and a rudder, which the Wright brothers designed for their 1902 glider. Building a full-scale replica allowed the students to think big, Kenney said.

The Bremerton Aviation Center for Education unveiled the electric-powered Xenos motor-glider, built over the last four years, on July 11.

What's the Regent 'sea glider' all about? Klinker said a prototype, a quarter of the size of the aircraft they hope to build, is being tested in Tampa, Fla., and should take flight later this year.