China News Agency, Zhuhai, May 31 (Deng Yuanwen and Dai Haibin) On the 31st, the Kunlong AG600 full-state new configuration fire extinguisher, a large-scale fire-fighting/water rescue amphibious aircraft independently developed by China, made its maiden flight in Zhuhai, Guangdong. The Kunlong AG600 project has entered a new stage of accelerated development, which also marks a major breakthrough in the development of fire extinguishing function models.
The Kunlong AG600 all-state new configuration fire extinguisher successfully made its maiden flight in Zhuhai, Guangdong.
Photo by Dai Haibin
It is understood that the Kunlong AG600 aircraft is a major aviation equipment developed to meet the urgent needs of China's emergency rescue system and the construction of the national natural disaster prevention and control system. It is the first large-scale special aircraft developed in China in accordance with civil airworthiness standards. , C919 large passenger aircraft and one of the three types of domestic large aircraft.
At 10:55 on the same day, the first flight crew consisting of captain Chen Ming, co-pilot Sun Kangning, aerial mechanic Zhang Lei and monitoring observer Jiao Lianyue drove the Kunlong AG600 aircraft to taxi and take off from Zhuhai Jinwan Airport, completing the constant speed climb, For test tasks such as level flight deceleration, release flight, simulated approach and go-around, the aircraft landed safely after flying in the air for 20 minutes, the aircraft was in good condition, the control system was normal, and the systems were running stably.
The relevant person in charge of AVIC General Aircraft Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, said that the Kunlong AG600 full-state new configuration fire extinguisher that flew for the first time this time has a maximum take-off weight of 60 tons and a maximum water load of 12 tons, which fills the gap for domestic large-scale aviation fire extinguishers. Airplane blank.
This type of aircraft is equipped with a pressurized cabin, adopts fly-by-wire flight control and integrated avionics, and is equipped with a full mission system. Compared with the technical verification aircraft, it has higher safety, larger water input, longer range, and better platform serialization development. ability.
The Kunlong AG600 new configuration fire extinguisher in full state is in the process of its maiden flight.
Photo by Dai Haibin
According to reports, in the engineering verification stage, the Kunlong AG600 technology demonstrator has successively achieved its maiden flight on land, water and sea, key performance test flight and water-draining fire-fighting function verification test flight.
In the practical application stage, it is mainly to carry out the development of all-state new configuration fire extinguishers, rescue aircraft and airworthiness certification.
The person in charge said that the next step will be to build a domestic aviation emergency rescue equipment system led by the Kunlong AG600, and accelerate the development and market application of models. The fire extinguisher obtained the China Civil Aviation Airworthiness Certificate and delivered it to the users. In 2025, the rescue aircraft obtained the China Civil Aviation Airworthiness Certificate and delivered it to the users.
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