China’s AG600 amphibious aircraft conducts first waterborne take-off

China’s AG600 amphibious aircraft conducts first waterborne take-off

China’s locally built and developed AG600 amphibious aircraft conducted its first waterborne take-off on 20 October in the country’s central province of Hubei.

The 37 m-long flying boat took off from a reservoir near Zhanghe Airport in Jingmen at around 08:50 h (local time) and landed back on the water after a 14-minute flight, according to the state-owned Xinhua news agency.

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