July 23, 2016 in Zhuhai (China) ceremony of rolling out the first prototype of the largest amphibian in the world AG600. It is reported by Reuters.
The plane AG600 Jiaolong ( «Water Dragon”) by its dimensions reminiscent of “737″. His government has developed the AVIC Aircraft Corporation. Maximum take-off weight – 53.5 tons. The aircraft is powered by four turboprop engines WJ6 takeoff capacity of 5.1 thousand horsepower.
Development of the project AG600 conducted since 2009. It was approved and received funding under the plan to establish a national aviation equipment. There are about 150 institutes and research centers, and 70 industrial enterprises of China has been involved in the development of AG600. So far only reported on the civil scope of the seaplane – in rescue operations and for extinguishing fires
amphibious aircraft -. This aircraft designed to carry out landing operations both with water and with a hard surface. While the largest machine of this type is considered to be the A-40 “Albatros” – Soviet multipurpose amphibious aircraft. Prototype A-40 have been established in the late 1980s, however, launch it into production is expected only by 2020 year.
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