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China: tests on the AG-600 amphibious aircraft have been completed

Once in service it will be the largest seaplane in the world

Military ambitions steadily growing for Beijing, especially as regards the South China Sea quadrant where the Chinese Air Force will soon be able to develop the largest amphibious aircraft ever built, which according to local press would have passed this week-end take-off tests and landing on the water.The AVIC AG-600 was designed to carry out firefighting missions -with the capacity to contain 12...

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