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14:38, 27-Aug-2018
China-made large amphibious aircraft enters new test phase
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13:45, 30-Aug-2018
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China's independently-developed large amphibious aircraft, the AG600, has completed trial flights from a land take-off and entered a new test phase from the water.
The AG600, codenamed "Kunlong," successfully finished a trial flight from an airport in the city of Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province, to an airport in Jingmen, a city in central China's Hubei Province, on Sunday, according to the China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co Ltd.
The company said that it marked the start of a new journey for AG600 – a test phase on the water.
The amphibious aircraft, the AG600, finished a trial flight from an airport in Zhuhai to an airport in Jingmen. /CCTV Photo
The amphibious aircraft, the AG600, finished a trial flight from an airport in Zhuhai to an airport in Jingmen. /CCTV Photo
The aircraft passed a series of tests since its maiden flight last December. It will now conduct tests and trial flights from on the water in Jingmen.
Designed to be the world's largest amphibious aircraft, the AG600 is powered by four domestically built turboprop engines and has a range of 12 hours.
It will be mainly used for maritime rescue, fighting forest fires and marine monitoring, with an expectation to fill the gap in China’s emergency equipment system.
Source(s): China Daily