China's AG600 Completes High Temperature and High Humidity Flight Test

TapTechNews July 17th news, TapTechNews learned from the official public account of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China that on July 16th, China's independently developed large amphibious aircraft AG600 completed the high temperature and high humidity flight test.

The test was carried out in Nanchang, Jiangxi. It was divided into two stages: exposing the aircraft to the sun and testing the system. On the test day, the AG600 aircraft was first exposed to the sun for more than 5 hours in an environment with an average temperature of more than 95°F (about 35°C) and an average humidity of more than 44%. Then the aircraft took off as planned and continuously completed a series of conventional maneuvering operations after climbing to the predetermined height. The flight duration was more than 2.5 hours. All systems of the aircraft worked normally. After being witnessed and inspected by the representative of the Civil Aviation Shanghai Certification Center, it was considered that the AG600 passed the high temperature and high humidity flight test of the hydraulic system.

The purpose of the high temperature and high humidity flight test of the hydraulic system is to verify the system function and performance of the aircraft under harsh environmental conditions of high temperature and high humidity, thereby demonstrating compliance with the relevant provisions of the regulations.

AG600M (aircraft No. 1003) flew for 4 hours and 15 minutes on July 12 and was transferred from Pucheng, Weinan, Shaanxi to Nanchang, Jiangxi, and then carried out ground tests and air tests of the hydraulic system. Before this, it had already passed the cold-resistant test. After the end of the high temperature and high humidity flight test, the aircraft will be transferred back to the Shaanxi Pucheng Civil Aircraft Test Base to carry out subsequent related tests.