World’s largest amphibious aircraft makes maiden flight in China

December 24, 2017 10:49 AM

BEIJING (REUTERS) – China’s domestically developed AG600, the world’s largest amphibious aircraft, performed its maiden flight on Sunday (Dec 24) from an airport on the shores of the South China Sea, the latest step in a military modernisation programme.

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