How did they get her over to Zhuhai then?
Zhuhai Airshow 2016
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How did they get her over to Zhuhai then?
SinoSoldier
Colonel
^This guy's got a point. I doubt they disassembled the AG600, only to transport it and reassemble it.
danielchin
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the assembly plant of AG-600 is located right beside the Zhuhai airport.
(the best scenario is: AG-600 makes its maiden flight at the airshow - if it is able to take off and land on the hard ground. )
the assembly plant of AG-600 is located right beside the Zhuhai airport.
(the best scenario is: AG-600 makes its maiden flight at the airshow - if it is able to take off and land on the hard ground. )
The AG-600 is an amphibian, and of course it is fitted with a proper landing gear, notice the mains retract to the rear and fit into a nice recess around the water line, the gear can be retracted once you taxi into the water, for a water take-off, and lowered once you land on water, to taxi up the ramp.
A closer look an amphibious aircraft AG600 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. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
A closer look an amphibious aircraft AG600 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. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
A very neat airplane, four turbo props, neat high tech propellors. Amphibians are very seldom pure jets, although that was tried for some time, but turbo props allow the turbines to be "spooled up" to a very high power setting and thrust to be controlled by the props which are usually started with the props in ground idle, IE the blades flat making 0 thrust. You then advance the thrust levers to taxi, and may even "reverse" them for braking or steering/backing on the water.
So you basically have an aircraft in the light C-130 class for many of the missions that the 130 would fly, but with the flexibility to operate off water. Now open water operations are limited to fairly calm sea conditions, in fact when conditions where rougher during past rescue operations, it was common to lay down an "oil slik" so that waves were prevented from breaking by the film of light oil overlaying the sea.
So amphibs are limited to calm water, protected bays etc, for optimal use, as the sea state deteriorates you would only operate to make an emergency landing. I would note that the floats are fixed and very robustly configured, so air evacs etc are no doubt a part of her mission. Oil platform, even ship resupplies, would also fall under that umbrella with a light boat being used for "transfers", a neat airplane, and one I would love to get a little time in!
