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So what's the order books for this AG600?
Also how much water can it hold in a one drink ?
Also how much water can it hold in a one drink ?
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Hendrik_2000
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Live AG 600 maiden flight on youtube
Hendrik_2000
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Congrat She taook off beautifully using very short distance runway
Hendrik_2000
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The eagle has landed succesful first flight Perfecto
The reporter said they will attempt the water landing next year wow
They say it is collaborated effor by many institute, university, and it took 8 to 10 years to develop
The reporter said they will attempt the water landing next year wow
They say it is collaborated effor by many institute, university, and it took 8 to 10 years to develop
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Hendrik_2000
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Here is the first photo of the succesfull maiden flight
Successful take-off for the new AG600 Chinese seaplane, the aircraft flew a relatively short distance.
Black humor from Henri K blog I gues the reporter is caught up in excitement and didn't choose the word carefully
A CCTV reporter who is in the accompanying plane: "Our altitude is at ... um ... 2,000 km". The first amphibious interstellar cruiser was born ...
Successful take-off for the new AG600 Chinese seaplane, the aircraft flew a relatively short distance.
Black humor from Henri K blog I gues the reporter is caught up in excitement and didn't choose the word carefully
A CCTV reporter who is in the accompanying plane: "Our altitude is at ... um ... 2,000 km". The first amphibious interstellar cruiser was born ...
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congrats to AVIC. i guess this is AVIC's Christmas present to Chinese aviation fans.
Hendrik_2000
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She is gorgeous girl wow Look high tech. anyway the first article with usual slant of South China sea
World's largest amphibious aircraft makes maiden flight in China
A more polish video from CGTN
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's domestically developed AG600, the world's largest amphibious aircraft, performed its maiden flight on Sunday from an airport on the shores of the South China Sea, the latest step in a military modernization program.
China has stepped up research on advanced military equipment as it adopts a more muscular approach to territorial disputes in places such as the disputed South China Sea, rattling nerves in the Asia-Pacific region and the United States.
State television showed live images of the AG600 lifting off from Zhuhai airport in the southern province of Guangdong, which sits on the South China Sea coast.
It returned about an hour later and taxied to its stand accompanied by martial music and greeted by crowds waving Chinese flags.
Xinhua news agency said the aircraft was the "protector spirit of the sea, islands and reefs".
It had previously been scheduled to make its first flight earlier this year but it is unclear why it was delayed after ground tests took place in April.
State-owned Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) [SASADY.UL] has spent almost eight years developing the aircraft, which is roughly the size of a Boeing Co 737 and is designed to carry out marine rescues and battle forest fires.
However, state media has also noted its potential use in the South China Sea, where China, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Brunei all have overlapping claims.
The AG600's chief designer, Huang Lingcai, was quoted in the official China Daily earlier this month as saying it can make round trips without refueling from the southern island province of Hainan to James Shoal, claimed by China but which is located close to Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo.
Powered by four turboprop engines, the AG600 can carry 50 people during maritime search-and-rescue missions, and can scoop up 12 metric tons of water within 20 seconds for fire fighting trips, according to state media.
The aircraft has received 17 orders so far from Chinese government departments and Chinese companies. It has a maximum flight range of 4,500 km (2,800 miles) and a maximum take-off weight of 53.5 tonnes.
It can use conventional airports and also land and take-off from the sea.
China is in the midst of a massive military modernization program, ranging from testing anti-satellite missiles to building stealth fighters and the country's first indigenous aircraft carrier, to add to an existing one bought from Ukraine.
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
World's largest amphibious aircraft makes maiden flight in China
A more polish video from CGTN
China has stepped up research on advanced military equipment as it adopts a more muscular approach to territorial disputes in places such as the disputed South China Sea, rattling nerves in the Asia-Pacific region and the United States.
State television showed live images of the AG600 lifting off from Zhuhai airport in the southern province of Guangdong, which sits on the South China Sea coast.
It returned about an hour later and taxied to its stand accompanied by martial music and greeted by crowds waving Chinese flags.
Xinhua news agency said the aircraft was the "protector spirit of the sea, islands and reefs".
It had previously been scheduled to make its first flight earlier this year but it is unclear why it was delayed after ground tests took place in April.
State-owned Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) [SASADY.UL] has spent almost eight years developing the aircraft, which is roughly the size of a Boeing Co 737 and is designed to carry out marine rescues and battle forest fires.
However, state media has also noted its potential use in the South China Sea, where China, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Brunei all have overlapping claims.
The AG600's chief designer, Huang Lingcai, was quoted in the official China Daily earlier this month as saying it can make round trips without refueling from the southern island province of Hainan to James Shoal, claimed by China but which is located close to Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo.
Powered by four turboprop engines, the AG600 can carry 50 people during maritime search-and-rescue missions, and can scoop up 12 metric tons of water within 20 seconds for fire fighting trips, according to state media.
The aircraft has received 17 orders so far from Chinese government departments and Chinese companies. It has a maximum flight range of 4,500 km (2,800 miles) and a maximum take-off weight of 53.5 tonnes.
It can use conventional airports and also land and take-off from the sea.
China is in the midst of a massive military modernization program, ranging from testing anti-satellite missiles to building stealth fighters and the country's first indigenous aircraft carrier, to add to an existing one bought from Ukraine.
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
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Hendrik_2000
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From Xinhua. Nickname Kunlong
China's first large amphibious aircraft AG600 takes to the skies for maiden flight
Source: Xinhua| 2017-12-24 10:12:12|Editor: liuxin
GUANGZHOU, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's first home-grown large amphibious aircraft AG600 on Sunday took to the skies for maiden flight.
At 9:39 a.m., the amphibious aircraft AG600, code named "Kunlong," soared into the sky from the Jinwan Civil Aviation Airport in the city of Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province.
The plane has a 39.6-meter-long fuselage and 38.8-meter wingspan, said its developer, the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
It is believed to be the world's largest in-development amphibious aircraft.
China's first large amphibious aircraft AG600 takes to the skies for maiden flight
Source: Xinhua| 2017-12-24 10:12:12|Editor: liuxin
GUANGZHOU, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's first home-grown large amphibious aircraft AG600 on Sunday took to the skies for maiden flight.
At 9:39 a.m., the amphibious aircraft AG600, code named "Kunlong," soared into the sky from the Jinwan Civil Aviation Airport in the city of Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province.
The plane has a 39.6-meter-long fuselage and 38.8-meter wingspan, said its developer, the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
It is believed to be the world's largest in-development amphibious aircraft.
Wow, that's a very short take-off. Unbelievable !
Congratulations for China and Chinese people for this great Achievement.
Really love this world's Largest and most beautiful Amphibious aircraft