On September 27, the "Kunlong" AG600M fire extinguisher independently developed by my country successfully completed the 12-ton water drop test at Zhanghe Airport in Jingmen, Hubei with a new fire-fighting coating.
At 10:05, the AG600M fire extinguisher with a full load of 12 tons of water took off from the Zhanghe Airport runway, and landed smoothly at the Zhanghe Reservoir after the water injection area was completed. The water immediately rose into the air. After completing a series of predetermined flight test subjects in the air, it dropped water again in the water-dropping area, accurately covering the target area, and landed smoothly at Zhanghe Reservoir at 10:16. During the whole test process, the aircraft was in good condition, the systems were running stably, the water injection accuracy and water injection volume met the design goals, and the verification of the coherent operation mode of "ground water injection and water injection-water surface water injection and water injection" was successfully completed.
This major test of AG600M water injection is another major milestone after the aircraft completed its first flight on land on May 31 and on August 29. It effectively evaluated the AG600M's water injection fire extinguishing effect. The core capabilities of actual combat applications have been systematically tested, which is a key step and necessary link for this type of aircraft to serve the construction of my country's emergency rescue system and the national natural disaster prevention and control system.
AG600M aircraft has been fully transferred to the airworthiness certification stage, marking that my country's large-scale amphibious aircraft technology system with completely independent intellectual property rights and the independent research and development of amphibious aircraft The industrial capability has been fully formed, and a complete airworthiness verification method for large-scale amphibious aircraft has been constructed. , The independent research and development, manufacturing, test flight and management team of large special aircraft are becoming more and more mature. With the advancement and implementation of the AG600M aircraft project, the capability of my country's domestic aviation emergency rescue equipment system led by the AG600 aircraft will be significantly improved, which will better meet the needs of my country's emergency rescue system and national natural disaster prevention and control system capacity building. Competitive Chinese-made brands are important.
