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China unveils 'world's largest amphibious aircraft' (Boeing 737-sized seaplane)
Yahoo News ^
| 7/25/16
| AFP
Posted on 07/25/2016 2:20:33 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
China has completed production of the world's largest amphibious aircraft, state media has said, the latest effort in the country's program to wean itself off dependence on foreign aviation firms.
The state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) unveiled the first of the new planes, dubbed the AG600, Saturday in the southern port city of Zhuhai, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
The aircraft, which has a maximum range of 4,500 km (2,800 miles), is intended for fighting forest fires and performing marine rescues, it said.
At around the size of a Boeing 737, it is far larger than any other plane built for marine take off and landing, Xinhua quoted AVIC's deputy general manager Geng Ruguang as saying.
However, its wingspan is considerably smaller than that of the H-4 Hercules, known as the Spruce Goose, which was designed in the 1940s to carry Allied troops into battle. It is regarded as by far the largest seaplane ever built although it only ever made one flight, in 1947.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aerospace; aircraft; amphibious; boeing; china; madeinchina; redchina; seaplane; unveils
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To: miss marmelstein
And I speak as a huge fan of the brilliant Howard Hughes. Wish I’d said that in my original post.
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07/25/2016 2:46:39 PM PDT
by
miss marmelstein
(Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)
To: al baby
What about a Mars MartinThe Mars had a bigger wingspan, was about as long and could carry more weight. And we built the prototype in 1941.
To: NormsRevenge
Any bets as to how long it exists before it hits “Davy-Jones’s Sea Bottom?”
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posted on
07/25/2016 2:47:53 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: SES1066
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posted on
07/25/2016 2:49:49 PM PDT
by
mylife
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNwLxwZHMOwThe roar of the masses could be farts)
To: All
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posted on
07/25/2016 2:54:01 PM PDT
by
mylife
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNwLxwZHMOwThe roar of the masses could be farts)
To: NormsRevenge
I have a toaster made in China. It sucks.
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posted on
07/25/2016 3:04:46 PM PDT
by
Jim from C-Town
(The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
To: mylife
I worked at Denver’s Stapleton airport in the early 1970’s. The ground crews referred to 737’s as “pigs” because they were shorter and fatter than most of the rest of the planes.
To: NormsRevenge
There are more airplanes in the ocean than submarines in the sky.
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posted on
07/25/2016 3:05:13 PM PDT
by
ThomasThomas
(Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.)
To: Jim from C-Town
So do I. Bought in Walmart. The two of them should rot in hell.
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posted on
07/25/2016 3:08:40 PM PDT
by
miss marmelstein
(Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)
To: NormsRevenge
I wonder if it’s built to the same high quality standards as most Chinese products and buildings are?
To: the_Watchman
Some planes and a lot of things just dont get up a good head a steam
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posted on
07/25/2016 3:10:25 PM PDT
by
mylife
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNwLxwZHMOwThe roar of the masses could be farts)
To: ThomasThomas
Well stated ☺
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posted on
07/25/2016 3:11:47 PM PDT
by
mylife
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNwLxwZHMOwThe roar of the masses could be farts)
To: the_Watchman
I've driven subs, flown planes drove tracks,LAVS horses and motercycles Its all a hoot til someone looses an eye ☺
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posted on
07/25/2016 3:21:06 PM PDT
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mylife
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNwLxwZHMOwThe roar of the masses could be farts)
To: SES1066
What are those fat sausage-looking things on top of mid- fuselage?
To: Bobalu
Yeah, Howard Hughes couldn’t be reached for comment so they just went ahead and made a completely false claim.
Why ? Because they are stupid, inbred Chinese communist pieces of sh!t. I hate that country and everything they do. Feh.
But a lot of people are saying that the Spruce Goose isn’t an “amphibious” plane. It’s not an “airplane” it’s a ground effect plane. It wasn’t designed to actually take off - just fly a few feet above the water.
But still, screw the Chinese.
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posted on
07/25/2016 3:30:27 PM PDT
by
Celerity
To: M Kehoe
The front end sorta looks like a U.S. Navy Martin P5M flying boat.
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posted on
07/25/2016 3:33:07 PM PDT
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
To: miss marmelstein
Do you know about the Glomar explorer?
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posted on
07/25/2016 3:44:16 PM PDT
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mylife
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNwLxwZHMOwThe roar of the masses could be farts)
To: Jeff Chandler
Now that there is damn funny Jeff !
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posted on
07/25/2016 3:45:16 PM PDT
by
Squantos
( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
To: miss marmelstein
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posted on
07/25/2016 3:45:40 PM PDT
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mylife
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNwLxwZHMOwThe roar of the masses could be farts)
To: Jeff Chandler
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posted on
07/25/2016 3:45:41 PM PDT
by
TNoldman
(AN AMERICAN FOR A MUSLIM/BHO FREE AMERICA. (Owner of Stars and Bars Flags))
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