THE FLYING WHALE
2018-01-09 19:26:52
Beijing Review 2018年1期
Chinas fi rst home-grown large amphibious aircraft， the AG600， soars into the sky on its maiden f light from Jinwan Civil Aviation Airport in Zhuhai， south Chinas Guangdong Province， on December 24， 2017.
The AG600 is one of the worlds largest amphibious aircraft and also Chinas third newly developed large aircraft following the Y-20 cargo transporter and the C919 passenger plane. The new amphibious superjumbo will be used for maritime rescue， fi ghting forest fi res and marine monitoring.endprint
