Avic AG600

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Avic AG600
AG600 (foreground) and Y-20 at the Airshow China 2016
AG600 (foreground) and Y-20 at the Airshow China 2016
Type: Amphibious aircraft
Design country:

China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China

Manufacturer:

AVIC

First flight:

  • December 24, 2017 (Country)
  • October 20, 2018 (water)

The Avic AG600 is an amphibious aircraft produced by the Chinese manufacturer China Aviation Industry General Aircraft (CAIGA), a company of the AVIC Group. It is equipped with four turboprop engines and designed for civil and military use. Until 2014, the AG600 was called JL600 Jiaolong .

history

The Jingmen- based Special Vehicle Design Institute (Institute 605) is responsible for the construction of the AG600 . The wings as well as the nose and middle sections of the fuselage are manufactured in Xi'an ; the rear fuselage section and the tail unit are built in Hanzhong . The final assembly of the components is carried out by the Zhuhai Yanzhou Aircraft Corporation, which belongs to CAIGA .

The planned areas of application for this amphibious aircraft are rescue missions at sea, extinguishing missions in forest fires and various military tasks. When fighting a fire, it is able to throw off 12 tons of water within 20 seconds.

To start on the water, a 1800 m long, 200 m wide and 2.5 m deep water surface is required. A 1500 m long and 35 m wide runway is sufficient on land. The AG600 has a retractable undercarriage for this purpose. The main landing gear wheels are pulled back into the hull, the nose wheel into the lower hull. At the ends of the wings there are support floats that stabilize the aircraft on the water. The WJ-6 engines are licensed by the China National South Aviation Industry Company in Zhuzhou produced Ivchenko AI-20 .

The AG600 was presented to the public during the roll-out in Zhuhai on July 23, 2016. AVIC announced at the same time that it saw a market potential of 50 to 60 aircraft for China and another 80 for export. 17 firm orders have already been received. The maiden flight on land took place on December 24, 2017 and on water on October 20, 2018.

Technical specifications

Parameter preliminary or calculated data
length 36.9 m
span 38.8 m
height 12.1 m
Seats (maximum) up to 50
Max. Takeoff mass 53,500 kg
Cruising speed 480 km / h
Top speed 560 km / h
Service ceiling 6000 m
Range 4500 km
Engines 4 × turboprop engines WJ 6

Web links

Commons : AVIC AG600  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

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  3. ↑ China builds the world's largest seaplane. In: n-tv.de. July 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ 组图 ： 蛟龙 600 水陆 两栖 飞机 下线 可 用于 南海 维权. In: news.qq.com. Retrieved December 18, 2016 (Chinese).
  5. ↑ 蛟龙 600 曝光 中国 超 日本 制造 世界 最大 水陆两用 飞机. Xinhua , January 16, 2014, accessed December 17, 2016 (Chinese, picture gallery).
  6. ^ Greg Waldron: PICTURE: AVIC builds forward fuselage of first AG600 amphibian. In: Flightglobal.com. March 20, 2015, accessed March 20, 2015 .
  7. ↑ 组图 ： 蛟龙 600 水陆 两栖 飞机 下线 可 用于 南海 维权. In: news.qq.com. Retrieved December 18, 2016 (Chinese).
  8. ↑ John Pike: engine turboprop WJ6. In: globalsecurity.org. Retrieved December 18, 2016 .
  9. ↑ China presents the largest flying boat in the world. In: aerotelegraph.com. July 25, 2016.
  10. ↑ 组图 ： 蛟龙 600 水陆 两栖 飞机 下线 可 用于 南海 维权. In: news.qq.com. Retrieved December 18, 2016 (Chinese).
  11. ↑ China builds record seaplane. In: aerotelegraph.com. July 25, 2015.
  12. ↑ Giant flying boat takes off from the water for the first time , accessed on November 1, 2018
  13. ^ AVIC rolls out AG600 amphibian. In: aviationanalysis.net. July 23, 2016, accessed July 24, 2016 .