AG600 China's Largest Amphibious Aircraft Enters Batch Production
TapTechNews August 10th news, according to the Aviation Industry news, recently, trucks loaded with the large components of the first batch production AG600 (1101) have arrived in Zhuhai one after another, and the AG600 final assembly line has once again accelerated to start.
Delivery nodes:
On June 30, the large component of the nosecone fabricated by AVIC Chengfei Civil Aircraft was successfully delivered;
On July 15, the large components of the middle fuselage and wings fabricated by AVIC XAC were successfully manufactured in compliance with the review and arrived in Zhuhai after delivery in Xi'an Yanliang;
On August 3, the main landing gear fairing and guard plates, and dorsal fin fabricated by AVIC General Aviation North China Company were successfully packed and delivered and arrived in Zhuhai;
On August 5, the large components of the middle and rear fuselage - rear fuselage and empennage fabricated by AVIC Shaanxi Aircraft Industry was successfully passed the manufacturing compliance inspection and arrived in Zhuhai.
The Aviation Industry disclosed that the 1101 aircraft is the first aircraft of the AG600 from the R & D stage to the batch production stage. 2024 is the crucial year for the development of the AG600 project. At present, the model has entered the formal certification stage of the aviation authority.
TapTechNews learned that the Kunlong AG600 is the largest amphibious aircraft under research in the world at present, independently developed by our country. The AG-600 amphibious aircraft adopts a single-hull, cantilever high-wing layout type; four WJ6 engines are selected and a tricycle retractable landing gear is adopted.
When the AG-600 seaplane is performing the forest fire extinguishing task, it can draw water 12,000 kilograms in 20 seconds, and the aircraft can make multiple round trips between the water source and the fire site and drop water to extinguish the fire. When performing the water rescue task, the aircraft has a minimum stable flight altitude of 50 feet (about 15.24 meters) and can park on the water surface to carry out rescue operations, and can rescue up to 50 people in distress at a time.