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. Xinhua News Agency correspon

CHINA-HUBEI-KUNLONG-FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT-TESTS (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-KUNLONG-FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT-TESTS (CN)

(220927) -- JINGMEN, Sept. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An AG600M firefighting aircraft lands at Zhanghe Airport during a gathering and dropping water test in Jingmen, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 27, 2022. Codenamed Kunlong, the AG600 large amphibious aircraft family is seen as key aeronautical equipment for China's emergency-rescue system. It was developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the country's leading plane-maker, to meet the needs of firefighting and marine-rescue missions, as well as other critical emergency-rescue operations. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

CHINA-HUBEI-KUNLONG-FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT-TESTS (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-KUNLONG-FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT-TESTS (CN)

(220927) -- JINGMEN, Sept. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An AG600M firefighting aircraft takes off from Zhanghe Airport during a gathering and dropping water test in Jingmen, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 27, 2022. Codenamed Kunlong, the AG600 large amphibious aircraft family is seen as key aeronautical equipment for China's emergency-rescue system. It was developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the country's leading plane-maker, to meet the needs of firefighting and marine-rescue missions, as well as other critical emergency-rescue operations. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)