China Rolls out World's Largest Amphibious Aircraft
In this Saturday, July 23,
2016 photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the Amphibious aircraft AG600 rolls
off a production line in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province. The Xinhua
News Agency China said China unveiled the world's largest amphibious aircraft
that Beijing plans to use for marine missions and fighting forest fires on
Saturday. It measures 37 meters (121 feet) in length with a wingspan of 39
meters (128 feet). (Xinhua/Liang Xu/Xinhua via AP) NO SALES.
An official news agency says China has unveiled
the world's largest amphibious aircraft that Beijing plans to use for marine
missions and fighting forest fires.
The Xinhua News Agency said
the AG600 rolled off a production line in Zhuhai in southern China on Saturday.
It measures 37 meters (121 feet) in length with a wingspan of 39 meters (128
feet).
The report cites Chinese state
aircraft maker, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, as saying the plane
is nearly as big as a Boeing 737.
Last week, a Cessna 208B
seaplane making its inaugural flight in China crashed into a highway bridge
outside Shanghai,
killing five people on board.
Source: ABC News
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