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    Biggest seaplane graceful as a swan(2)

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    2017-12-25 08:45China Daily Editor: Mo Hong'e ECNS App Download
    Crew members disembark from the amphibious aircraft AG600 on Sunday. (CHEN XIAO / FOR CHINA DAILY)

    Crew members disembark from the amphibious aircraft AG600 on Sunday. (CHEN XIAO / FOR CHINA DAILY)

    The State-owned aviation giant also said 98 percent of the AG600's 50,000-plus components are supplied by Chinese companies, explaining the project has extensively boosted the nation's civil aviation manufacturing industry.

    Leng Yixun, a senior project manager in charge of the AG600, said China has about 18,000 km of coastline, more than 6,500 islands and reefs and a rapidly expanding marine industry, therefore it urgently needs an aircraft capable of providing emergency-response support and conducting long-distance maritime search and rescue.

    The AG600 boasts a longer operational range and a faster speed when compared with helicopters and ships. The seaplane's service will greatly improve China's capability to conduct maritime search and rescue, he said.

    Zhang Shuwei, deputy general manager of China Aviation Industry General Aircraft, a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corp of China that assembled the seaplane, said the company has received orders for 17 AG600s from domestic users. Zhang said the model primarily targets domestic buyers, but also will tap the international market.

    Next, the aircraft will continue to make flight tests and will start the certification process, the manufacturer said.

      

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