On June 21, Tong flew Zhuhai base, AVIC, China's independently developed the "three large aircraft", one of the major fire/water rescue amphibious aircraft arrived in Zhuhai AG600 central wing parts, officially delivered by aircraft in Xian branch airlines flying in South China company.
AG600 central part by box, fixed front, fixed trailing edges, left and right flap, and exhibition is 12 meters long, string 5.272 meters long, string up to 0.9 m. In the box left and right 3-9 rib set a total of 2 integral fuel tank, front and back rest with wing of the 2-ribbed butt joints, 6, 8 ribs in the front beam with transmitter installed connector. Installation and maintenance of systems before and after rim decorated with pathways. Box using the integral stiffened plates, whole machine beams, integral Panel has difficulty in forming of thin-wall high-gluten structure, and the use of advanced shot PEEN forming, shot-peening process. AVIC aircraft Xian aircraft company has overcome a series of difficulties, on March 12 under the part AG600 central wing section. June 9-11th, Shanghai airworthiness validation Center on in the Airlines aircraft Xian aircraft Branch delivered of AG600 aircraft first frame machine central wing paragraph big parts for has manufacturing meet sex check, in June 12 held of review late times will Shang, review group think in the Airlines aircraft Xian aircraft branch on check in the by found of problem all for has rectification and by Inspection Unit review confirmed, full meet design requirements, on manufacturing quality and manufacturing check representative of work proposed praised, review group also on follow-up parts delivered in the configuration control, and A request in the quality control of products, agreed to issue "approved release certificate or airworthiness approval tag."
According to reports, AG600 central wing shipped to Zhuhai on June 16 from XI ' an, delivered on June 21 airlines flying in South China company. Subsequently, the outer wings, horizontal stabilizer, vertical tail, will also have an "approval certificate or airworthiness approval tag" and arrived in Zhuhai, AG600 will complete the final Assembly before the end of 2015, 2016-half maiden flight.
Today at the opening of the world's largest amphibious aircraft, the AG600 is to meet China's forest fire fighting and the urgent need for water rescue, special developed large civil aircraft for the first time, is aviation and equipment urgently needed by the national emergency rescue system. AG600 in accordance with the "amphibious, machine type, series development" design, using a single hull, cantilever monoplane layout and tricycle retractable landing gear, optional 4 turboprop engine, maximum takeoff weight of 53.5 tons within 20 seconds to draw water 12 tons at a time. Implement forest fire-fighting, water rescue and other special tasks, modification necessary equipment according to user needs, and meet the implementation of marine environmental monitoring, resource exploration, tasks such as passenger and freight transport needs, can also rescue operation in water park, water emergency rescue can rescue a maximum 50 persons in distress.
