国内英语资讯:China Focus: Chinas first domestic large amphibious aircraft makes maiden flight
<p><span word="ZHUHAI">ZHUHAI</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 24-- <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="amphibious">amphibious</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="AG">AG</span>600 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="maiden">maiden</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> 9:39 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="AG">AG</span>600, <span word="code">code</span> <span word="named">named</span> "<span word="Kunlong">Kunlong</span>," <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Jinwan">Jinwan</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Zhuhai">Zhuhai</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="maiden">maiden</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="amphibious">amphibious</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="Lingcai">Lingcai</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="designer">designer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="AG">AG</span>600.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="congratulated">congratulated</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Information">Information</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="Aviation">Aviation</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Aviation">Aviation</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span> <span word="Corporation">Corporation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> (<span word="AVIC">AVIC</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="congratulatory">congratulatory</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maiden">maiden</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="breakthrough">breakthrough</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="special">special</span>-<span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maiden">maiden</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="C">C</span>919 <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="jet">jet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>.</p><p><span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="name">name</span> "<span word="Kunlong">Kunlong</span>" <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="expectation">expectation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="kun">kun</span>" <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="long">long</span>," <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="work">work</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Huang">Huang</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 36.9-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="domestically">domestically</span>-<span word="built">built</span> <span word="turboprop">turboprop</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="developer">developer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AVIC">AVIC</span>. <span word="Aviation">Aviation</span> <span word="engines">engines</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AG">AG</span>600 <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="take">take</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="of">of</span> 53.5 <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="cruising">cruising</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> 500 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AG">AG</span>600 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12 <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p>
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