China has
completed production of the world's largest amphibious aircraft which
will be used to fight forest fires and perform marine rescues.
The
aircraft, dubbed the AG600, is around the size of a Boeing 737 - far
larger than any other plane built to take off and land on water.
It
has a maximum flight range of 2,800 miles and can collect 12 tonnes of
water in 20 seconds. Its maximum take-off weight of 53.5 tonnes.
The
state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China unveiled the first
of the new planes on Saturday July 23,2016 in the southern port city of Zhuhai.
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