24dec2017 VID: 1st flight "large Chinese flying boat" AG600.

[Stratofreighter]

...yes, an amphibian...

Several sources on Twitter now state this.
https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&ver ... 0&src=typd

It already lifted its nose-gear off the ground during a highspeed run on Monday 11 dec 2017:
https://twitter.com/xinfengcao/status/9 ... 3247545345


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9NSCVo2jgc

But the day before Christmas day 2017 may be THE day
for the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVIC_AG600 .

[Stratofreighter]

...preparations are in progress...

https://twitter.com/HenriKenhmann/statu ... 8814556160
has photos.

Le vol inaugural de l'hydravion chinois AG600 demain sera
accompagné par un avion de transport léger Y-12.

Ce dernier a subi des modifications récemment,
comme l'ajout de l'antenne SATCOM dorsale pour
assurer le suivi et le transfert des données avec le sol.

https://twitter.com/HenriKenhmann/statu ... 9612260354

Les Chinois prennent toutes les précautions
pour le premier vol de leur hydravion AG600,
en créant une zone interdite de survol
qui sera effective ce dimanche 24 Décembre
de 09h20 à 11h00 heure de Pékin au sud-ouest de Macao.

La confiance règne...

[Stratofreighter]

...apparently this is the time-window:
https://twitter.com/OedoSoldier/status/ ... 3500238849

AG600/01号機は本日09:38に離陸、10:40着陸予定

[Stratofreighter]

Live-stream video, well, sort of...

https://www.pscp.tv/w/1vAGRMEvXNXKl
found thru
https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status ... 3532067840


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6gy8JE1nZ4

Live: China's AG600 aircraft makes maiden flight 蛟龙600大型水陆两栖飞机在珠海进行首飞

7 minuten geleden begonnen met streamen

China's amphibious aircraft AG600 is making its maiden flight in Zhuhai.

AG600 is the world's largest amphibious plane and the first large specialist civil aircraft developed entirely in China.
With a 36.9-meter body and 38.8-meter wingspan, it can compete with Boeing 737 or Airbus 320 in size. Its chief designer Huang Ling expects AG600 to play important roles in various tasks including forest fire control, maritime search and rescue.

[Stratofreighter]

...video made by someone not in the media:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7DZP1yRRy0

Zhuhai Jinwan Airport.Camera by LG V20.

You can certainly hear the sound of those engines.

..."main stream media" video:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AIzFrHjQ8I

China's first home-grown large amphibious aircraft AG600 completed its first test flight and returned to the Jinwan Civil Aviation Airport in the city of Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, on Sunday.

The flight lasted about one hour at an altitude of 3,000 meters after the amphibious aircraft AG600, code named "Kunlong," soared into the sky from the airport at 9:39.

The plane has a 39.6-meter-long fuselage and 38.8-meter wingspan, said its developer, the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).

It is believed to be the world's largest amphibious aircraft that is in the R and D phase.

http://www.cctvplus.com/news/20171224/8069386.shtml

Shotlist


Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, south China - Dec 24, 2017
1. AG600 flying (shot from escort aircraft)
2. Pilots in AG600 cockpit
3. AG600 flying (shot from escort aircraft)
4. AG600 landing
5. People cheering, waving Chinese national flags
6. AG600 landing (shot from escort aircraft)
7. AG600 landing
8. Various of people cheering, waving Chinese national flags
9. Various of AG600 taxiing along runway
10. AG600 reaching final point
11. People cheering, waving Chinese national flags
12. AG600 crew members getting off, waving hands to people

[tomcat604]

So basically a scaled up version of the Japanese Shin Meiwa?

[Stratofreighter]

The AG600 is indeed in about the same class as its' Japanese counterpart.

The previous large amphibious flying boat project for the Chinese Navy was not much of a success, eventually...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin_SH-5
/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Harbin_SH-5
/
https://www.google.com/search?q=%E6%B0% ... 67&bih=730

[Jaap]

The AG600 is indeed in about the same class as its' Japanese counterpart.

The previous large amphibious flying boat project for the Chinese Navy was not much of a success, eventually...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin_SH-5
/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Harbin_SH-5
/
https://www.google.com/search?q=%E6%B0% ... 67&bih=730

I don't think this one will hit big sales either.
The four SH-5's were replaced by a Y8 ASW version a few years ago (with sonobuoy bay/mad-boom etc)
This one is primarily for SAR duties.