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World's Largest Amphibious Aircraft AG600 Progressing Toward First Flight
China
Aviation Daily | Jan. 05, 2017
The state-owned
Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has shipped the first prototype
of its AG600 amphibian to the delivery and test center, in southern port city
of
Zhuhai, progressing toward for first flight.
The AG600,
serial number 001, will undertake a range of tasks including ground tests,
flight trails, training, and its target market is domestic parapublic
organizations.
The AG600
made its public debut on the Air Show China static line in November.
The first
flight is planned for 2017. This is two years after the originally-planned
2015, but there have been developmental delays with the aircraft.
Besides, AVIC
unit Xi'an Aircraft has delivered key parts for the second AG600 amphibian
(serial number 002).
Major changes
for the second aircraft include some structural modifications, as well as
strengthening of the leading edges of the wings, said AVIC in a statement.
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