Kudos to ‘Kunlong’: World’s largest amphibious aircraft AG600 completes first water takeoff in China

China’s independently developed large amphibious aircraft, the AG600, completed its first water takeoff and landing on Saturday morning. The AG600, codenamed ‘Kunlong,’ is designed to be the world’s largest amphibious aircraft. It is powered by four domestically built turboprop engines and has a range of 12 hours. It will be mainly used for maritime rescue, fighting forest fires, and marine monitoring.

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