China's first domestic-built large amphibious aircraft, the AG600, completed its second trial flight in south China's Guangdong Province Wednesday.

 

中国首架国产大型两栖飞机AG600周三在广东省完成第二次试飞。
 

 

The aircraft AG600, codenamed "Kunlong," successfully finished all tests during the 73-minute flight Wednesday morning, according to China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co. Ltd.

 

For the next step, researchers will continue to test and optimize¹ the aircraft's performances during trial flights.

 

The AG600 maiden² flight was completed late December.

 

The 36.9-meter aircraft, powered by four domestically-built turbo-prop engines, has a range of 12 hours. It has a maximum take-off weight of 53.5 tonnes and a maximum cruising speed of 500 kilometers per hour.

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