A China's AG600 large amphibious aircraft is pictured at a flight test base in Pucheng County of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)
BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- China's AG600 large amphibious aircraft has entered the phase of certification flight tests, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) announced on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, the Airworthiness Certification Center of the Aviation Administration of China issued the Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) to the first model of the AG600 large amphibious aircraft family, said the AVIC, China's leading aircraft manufacturer.
A China's AG600 large amphibious aircraft is pictured at a flight test base in Pucheng County of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)China's AG600 large amphibious aircraft are pictured at a flight test base in Pucheng County of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)
The AG600 large amphibious aircraft family is being developed as vital advanced aeronautical equipment to strengthen the country's emergency-rescue capabilities.
The AG600 series amphibious aircraft features a unique configuration consisting of an integrated aircraft-shaped upper body and a ship-bottom-shaped lower body.
According to the AVIC, this amphibious aircraft family is China's first independently-developed large-sized special purpose civil aircraft. It is tailored to meet the needs of forest firefighting, maritime rescue and other emergency rescue missions across the country.
In this file photo, a China's AG600 large amphibious aircraft conducts a flight test above water in Jinmen City of central China's Hubei Province, April 26, 2023. (Xinhua)In this file photo, a China's AG600 large amphibious aircraft conducts a flight test for firefighting in Xichang City of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 23, 2023. (Xinhua)In this file photo, a China's AG600 large amphibious aircraft conducts a emergency rescue in a drill in Jingmen City of central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 27, 2023. (Xinhua)In this file photo, a China's AG600 large amphibious aircraft conducts a flight test for firefighting in Xichang City of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 23, 2023. (Xinhua)A China's AG600 large amphibious aircraft conducts a flight test in Pucheng County of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)A China's AG600 large amphibious aircraft is pictured at a flight test base in Pucheng County of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)A China's AG600 large amphibious aircraft conducts a flight test in Pucheng County of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)■
