Xinhua :
China-developed AG600, the world’s largest amphibious aircraft, succeeded in maiden flight from sea.
With long-range and long-haul capabilities, the AG600 is designed to operate in complex weather and environment conditions.
QINGDAO, July 26 (Xinhua) — China’s indigenously-developed AG600 large amphibious aircraft succeeded in its maiden flight over sea on Sunday morning in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, its developer announced.
The aircraft took off from the sea off Qingdao at 10:18 a.m. and completed the test flight after flying for about 31 minutes, said state-owned plane-maker Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
The successful maiden flight from the sea is a major step forward in the development of this large amphibious aircraft following its maiden flight in 2017 and first takeoff from a water reservoir in 2018, said the AVIC.
The successful maiden flight paved the way for the aircraft to undergo the following phases of test flights over sea and verification of its performance as an amphibious aircraft.
The AG600, together with the Y-20 large transporter and C919 single-aisle passenger airplane, is part of China’s key project of independently-developed “large aircraft family.”
Codenamed Kunlong, the AG600 is a key aeronautical equipment in China’s emergency rescue system, said the AVIC.
The AG600 is designed to meet the country’s demands for forest firefighting, marine rescue and other critical emergency rescue missions.
It is also the first time that China’s aviation industry has developed a special-mission large civil aircraft model.
To prepare for the maiden sea takeoff, the AVIC completed multiple test flights over sea so that crew members could become familiar with the air and marine environment, according to the developer.
China-developed AG600, the world’s largest amphibious aircraft, succeeded in maiden flight from sea.
With long-range and long-haul capabilities, the AG600 is designed to operate in complex weather and environment conditions.
QINGDAO, July 26 (Xinhua) — China’s indigenously-developed AG600 large amphibious aircraft succeeded in its maiden flight over sea on Sunday morning in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, its developer announced.
The aircraft took off from the sea off Qingdao at 10:18 a.m. and completed the test flight after flying for about 31 minutes, said state-owned plane-maker Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
The successful maiden flight from the sea is a major step forward in the development of this large amphibious aircraft following its maiden flight in 2017 and first takeoff from a water reservoir in 2018, said the AVIC.
The successful maiden flight paved the way for the aircraft to undergo the following phases of test flights over sea and verification of its performance as an amphibious aircraft.
The AG600, together with the Y-20 large transporter and C919 single-aisle passenger airplane, is part of China’s key project of independently-developed “large aircraft family.”
Codenamed Kunlong, the AG600 is a key aeronautical equipment in China’s emergency rescue system, said the AVIC.
The AG600 is designed to meet the country’s demands for forest firefighting, marine rescue and other critical emergency rescue missions.
It is also the first time that China’s aviation industry has developed a special-mission large civil aircraft model.
To prepare for the maiden sea takeoff, the AVIC completed multiple test flights over sea so that crew members could become familiar with the air and marine environment, according to the developer.
