国产水陆两栖飞机AG600首次水上试飞成功
The world's largest amphibious aircraft, the AG600, carried out its first takeoff and landing on waters in Jingmen, Hubei province last Saturday.
上周六，世界最大水陆两栖飞机AG600在湖北荆门实施首次水上起降。Developed and built by the State-owned aircraft giant Aviation Industry Corp of China, the seaplane took off from the Zhanghe Reservoir at 8:51 am and stayed airborne for about 15 minutes.
这架由国有飞机巨头中国航空工业集团有限公司研制的水陆两栖飞机当日8时51分在漳河水库起飞，在空中翱翔了约15分钟。The AG600 made its maiden flight in late December in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, taking off and landing at an airport.
去年12月底，AG600在广东省珠海市某机场实施首飞起降。
Development of the AG600 was approved by the central government in June 2009. Construction of the prototype began in March 2014 and was completed in July 2016.
2009年6月，中央政府批准研发AG600。原型机的建造于2014年3月开始，并于2016年7月完成。The AG600 will mainly be tasked with performing aerial firefighting and maritime search and rescue.
AG600将主要执行空中灭火和海上搜救任务。It can also be refitted to conduct marine environmental inspections, marine resource surveys, anti-smuggling operations as well as personnel and supply transportation.
此外，该飞机还可以改装，用于进行环境检查、海洋资源调查、反走私行动以及人员和供应运输。When assigned to fight forest fires, it can collect 12 tons of water from a lake or sea in 20 seconds and then use the water to douse blazes over an area of about 4,000 square meters.
当被派去扑灭森林大火时，AG600可以在20秒内从一个湖泊或海洋中汲水12吨，然后用这些水来扑灭大约4000平方米的大火。
