AVIC AG-600 flying boat / amphibious aircraft

[Deino]

Why did they cover certain pars of the logo and livery ?

 

[yusheng]

Why did they cover certain pars of the logo and livery ?

namely ag600 is not the project of AVIC, but a project of its subsidiary corporation, now its name is printed on the plane instead the logo of AVIC.

中航通用飞机有限责任公司， China aviation industry general aircraft co.ltd

ag300
http://www.avicgeneral.com/cpyyw/tyfjcp/AG300/index.shtml

 

[Deino]

namely ag600 is not the project of AVIC, but a project of its subsidiary corporation, now its name is printed on the plane instead the logo of AVIC.
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中航通用飞机有限责任公司， China aviation industry general aircraft co.ltd
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ag300
http://www.avicgeneral.com/cpyyw/tyfjcp/AG300/index.shtml
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Thanks ... but the huge Chinese flag is also gone ?

 

[yusheng]

Thanks ... but the huge Chinese flag is also gone ?

AVIC's project is usually national, but general aircraft coltd has much private capital.
also meaning, ag600 is not so important in Chinese aviation.

 

[TaiShang]

China's new amphibious plane passes key test
Xinhua | Updated: 2017-08-12

An amphibious aircraft AG600 is displayed for the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Oct 30, 2016. The AG600 is by far the world's largest amphibian aircraft, about the size of a Boeing 737. [Photo/Xinhua]

JINGMEN, Hubei - The TA600, a China-developed amphibious aircraft, passed a hydrodynamic test on Friday, marking a step forward toward its maiden flight.

The test, which aimed to ensure the safety of the aircraft during take-off and flight, was conducted by a laboratory under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) in central China's Hubei Province.

It used a 1:10 model to test the aircraft's performance on still water and rough water surfaces.

When an aircraft takes off from the water's surface, disturbances from waves may cause it to pitch, threatening the safety of the aircraft.

The major difficulty was the kinetic stability of the plane when there were two-meter-high waves, said Jie Yu, the chief of the TA600 testing group.

The TA600, with a maximum takeoff weight of 53.5 tonnes, is expected to serve in firefighting and maritime rescue operations.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-08/12/content_30503610.htm

 

[samsara]

The technical issues impeding the maiden flight of AG600 Amphibious Aircraft have been cleared now,
it passed the expert assessment on Sunday in Zhuhai and first flight expected within this month.

https://twitter.com/x/status/937707168798793729

。。。

 

[samsara]

AG600 completed 1st high speed taxiing test this morning (Wednesday, 06 December 2017) at Zhuhai airport.

https://twitter.com/x/status/938232534281830400

 

[Beast]

AVIC's project is usually national, but general aircraft coltd has much private capital.
also meaning, ag600 is not so important in Chinese aviation.

After Philippine, Vietnam and Malaysia have been pacify in SCS spratly islets issue. AG600 probably has been dropped from a national project. Now it more relegate to the task of emergency and search and rescue role.

 

[JSCh]

 

[Deino]

Oh come on baby !!

https://twitter.com/x/status/938232534281830400

 

[cirr]

AG-600 successfully made its first flight this morning 7:12am-8:00am.

 

[Deino]

AG-600 successfully made its first flight this morning 7:12am-8:00am.

Allegedly not, it was only a final test with the lift of the front landing gear.

https://twitter.com/x/status/940214253247545345

 

[Deino]

... ready to go.

https://twitter.com/x/status/944152194906955776

 

[yusheng]

 

[Cybernetics]

AG600 maiden flight live.