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China: first take-off and landing in the water of the AG-600 amphibious aircraft

Steps forward to the next sea test -VIDEO

After the maiden flight done in December 2017, the amphibious aircraft AVIC AG-600 successfully carried out its first flight take-off and landing from water in Jingmen, central China. The seaplane will be used throughout the South and Eastern hina Sea by the Beijing armed forces to carry out search and rescue (Sar), but also to reconnaissance on a large portion of the sea. The success of the test is...

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Jingmen, Hubei, China, 10/22/2018 14:29
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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