Boeing 737 sized aircraft can 'ski' on water. 🧐 engineering
China is set to test the latest prototype of its amphibious aircraft, the AG600, that will increase its maritime coverage to the entire South China Sea. The previous iterations of the aircraft have conducted separate trials on the land and sea in 2017 and 2020 respectively, The South China Sea has become a contentious issue after China has claimed sovereignty over the region.
. It could also assign the aircraft for observing oceanic environments, exploring resources, or simply transporting people and cargo between islands. The AG600 design combines a boat underneath the massive aircraft to enable it to land on water. When arriving on land, the aircraft can swing out the rear wheels that are lined up along the fuselage while the nose wheel emerges from the keel of the boat.China is also keen on using the AG600 as a firefighting measure. The boat-shaped underside allows the aircraft to ski on water and collects as much as 12 tonnes of water in its tanks in just 20 seconds.
China Aviation Industry General Aircraft, is in the Hubei province was the epicenter of coronavirus infections. turboprop engines used on the plane are based on the Soviet-era Ai-20 series belonging to the 1950s. The aircraft was assembled in December and the four engines on the prototype were tested last week. The aircraft manufacturer is confident that the hundreds of hours of test flights conducted with the aircraft and the data it has gathered will help it overcome these issues.
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