China's AG600M firefighting aircraft completes water gathering, dropping tests
STORY: China's AG600M firefighting aircraft completes water gathering, dropping tests
DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2022
LENGTH: 0:00:46
LOCATION: JINGMEN, China
CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the AG600M aircraft spraying water
2. various of the AG600M aircraft
STORYLINE:
China's AG600M large amphibious aircraft completed water gathering and dropping tests Tuesday at Zhanghe Airport in the city of Jingmen, central China's Hubei Province.
According to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the AG600M aircraft, a full-configuration firefighting model belonging to the AG600 large amphibious aircraft family, is expected to serve firefighting missions from 2023 and enter the market in 2025.
Codenamed Kunlong, the AG600 large amphibious aircraft family is seen as key aeronautical equipment for China's emergency-rescue system. It was developed by AVIC to meet the needs of firefighting and marine-rescue missions, as well as other critical emergency-rescue operations.
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