The AVIC AG600 amphibious aircraft made its maiden flight from Zhuhai Airport in last December and carried out its first water surface take-off and landing in Jingmen water airport last week.
The Chinese AVIC AG600 giant seaplane first-ever flight was from Zhuhai Jinwan airport about 50 miles west of Hong Kong. The AG600’s hour-long maiden flight shows it flying over water but not actually landing on it. An aquatic takeoff and landing is set for 2018.
A Chinese company has produced the world’s first unmanned, amphibious commercial seaplane, with plans to use it to deliver goods, transport supplies to islands and detect submarines, according to the manufacturer.
In April ICON A5 had a hard landing, when the water came into the cockpit, but no one was injured. Unfortunately some days ago they were not lucky, the seaplane flew for 20 minutes before it crashed, the crew died.
Tomas Brodreskift, the CEO of the Norwegian development company presents Equator P2 Xcursion, the new electric-hybrid twoseater seaplane to Seaplane International readers at the ceremony.
Kitty Hawk the mysterious flying-car startup backed by Google founder Larry Page, has finally launched. The start up introduced the first new vehicle, the Kitty Hawk Flyer.