AVIC AG-600 flying boat / amphibious aircraft

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Via @万全 from Weibo

 

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By the way a question, I thought there were already tests off the water two years ago? So what's so special on these recent ones?

 

[LKJ86]

By the way a question, I thought there were already tests off the water two years ago? So what's so special on these recent ones?

From lake to sea.

Similar to that J-15 takes off from an airport or a carrier.

 

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Via @哈库纳玛塔塔_Sit from Weibo

 

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Via @MR石亚军 from Weibo

 

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[samsara]

Here's another cool video of the AG600 amphibious aircraft's first sea flight!

World's largest amphibious aircraft completes maiden sea takeoff
Xinhua 2020.07.26

China's homegrown large amphibious aircraft AG600, codenamed Kunlong, completed its first takeoff and landing on the sea surface on July 26, 2020 at the coastal city of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. The AG600 is designed to be the world's largest amphibious aircraft. It completed its maiden flight in December 2017.

The amphibious aircraft completed its first take-off and landing on water in a reservoir in Jingmen city, Hubei province, on 20 October 2018. The aircraft has a 39.6-meter-long fuselage and 38.8-meter wingspan. Kunlong is developed by Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) and will be mainly used for maritime rescue, fighting forest fires and marine monitoring. The name “Kunlong” represents high expectation in Chinese culture, with the “kun” meaning an enormous legendary fish and “long” a dragon.

 

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Via @看航空 from Weixin

 

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Via @航空工业陕飞 from Weixin

 

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July 29, 2020

Via @开飞机的LuSam-WUH from Weibo

 

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July 30, 2020

Via @开飞机的LuSam-WUH from Weibo

 

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July 29, 2020

Via @航空工业通飞 from Weixin

 

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Via @航空工业 from Weixin

 

[YXK]

You've got to give it to the Chinese0 they don't give a f*ck about IPRs:

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