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AG600 expected to be delivered by 2022
    2018-05-15  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

THE China-developed AG600 large amphibious aircraft is expected to be delivered to customers by 2022, says manufacturer the Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC).

“After its successful maiden flight in December last year, we are planning a ferry flight from its research base in Zhuhai to Jingmen, Central China’s Hubei Province, in July,” said chief designer Huang Lingcai.

“Then, it will prepare for its first takeoff from water, scheduled for later this year,” said Huang, also chief engineer of the AVIC General Aircraft Research Institute.

Its first takeoff from water will take place at a large reservoir in Jingmen.

Designed to be the world’s largest amphibious aircraft, the AG600 will be mainly used for maritime rescue, fighting forest fires and marine monitoring, according to State-owned aviation giant AVIC. The plane has a 39.6-meter-long fuselage and 38.8-meter wingspan. It is powered by four domestically-built turbo-prop engines and has a range of 12 hours. The aircraft also has a maximum takeoff weight of 53.5 tons and a maximum cruising speed of 500 kilometers per hour.

Codenamed Kunlong, the AG600 is undergoing test flights in Zhuhai, a coastal city in Guangdong Province.

With a range of up to 4,500 kilometers, it is designed to be capable of takeoff and landing in two-meter waves.

“We are endeavoring to get the airworthiness certification from the civil aviation authorities by 2021, and deliver it to customers by 2022,” said Huang.

The AG600 is the third member of China’s “large aircraft family” following the large freighter Y-20 and large passenger aircraft C919, which made maiden flights in 2013 and 2017, respectively.(Xinhua)

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