国产大型水陆两栖飞机首飞 国产两栖飞机海上首飞

国产两栖飞机海上首飞  

AG600 seaplane's test flight
Kunlong
China's homegrown AG600 large amphibious aircraft
conducted its first sea-based test flight on Sunday morning
marking a new milestone in the program.
The AG600 is China's second amphibious aircraft
after the SH-5
which was developed in the 1970s for military purposes and has been retired for a long time.
AG600是继SH-5后我国第二代的水陆两栖飞机。SH-5研发于上世纪70年代，用于军事用途，已退役很长时间。
With a length of 37 meters and a wingspan of 38.8 meters
the AG600 is roughly the size of a Boeing 737.
Powered by four domestically designed WJ-6 turboprop engines
it has a maximum takeoff weight of 53.5 metric tons.
These specifications make it the world's biggest amphibious aircraft
surpassing Japan's ShinMaywa US-2 and Russia's Beriev Be-200.
Once in service
it will put an end to the absence of a large rescue aircraft in China and will be very useful in the national emergency rescue and disaster relief systems.