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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.


21 posted on 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)
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To: al baby
What about a Mars Martin

The Mars had a bigger wingspan, was about as long and could carry more weight. And we built the prototype in 1941.

22 posted on 07/25/2016 2:47:29 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: NormsRevenge
Any bets as to how long it exists before it hits “Davy-Jones’s Sea Bottom?”
23 posted on 07/25/2016 2:47:53 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: SES1066

But she gets no altitude


24 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)
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To: All
Fly you Bastard Fly!
25 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)
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To: NormsRevenge

I have a toaster made in China. It sucks.


26 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!)
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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.


27 posted on 07/25/2016 3:05:02 PM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: NormsRevenge

There are more airplanes in the ocean than submarines in the sky.


28 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.)
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To: Jim from C-Town

So do I. Bought in Walmart. The two of them should rot in hell.


29 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)
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To: NormsRevenge

I wonder if it’s built to the same high quality standards as most Chinese products and buildings are?


30 posted on 07/25/2016 3:08:45 PM PDT by captain_dave
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To: the_Watchman

Some planes and a lot of things just dont get up a good head a steam


31 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)
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To: ThomasThomas
Well stated ☺
32 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)
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To: the_Watchman
I've driven subs, flown planes drove tracks,LAVS horses and motercycles Its all a hoot til someone looses an eye ☺
33 posted on 07/25/2016 3:21:06 PM PDT by mylife (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNwLxwZHMOwThe roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: SES1066

What are those fat sausage-looking things on top of mid- fuselage?


34 posted on 07/25/2016 3:25:51 PM PDT by prairie dog
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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.


35 posted on 07/25/2016 3:30:27 PM PDT by Celerity
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To: M Kehoe

The front end sorta looks like a U.S. Navy Martin P5M flying boat.


36 posted on 07/25/2016 3:33:07 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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To: miss marmelstein

Do you know about the Glomar explorer?


37 posted on 07/25/2016 3:44:16 PM PDT by mylife (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNwLxwZHMOwThe roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Now that there is damn funny Jeff !


38 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 ...)
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To: miss marmelstein

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSF_Explorer


39 posted on 07/25/2016 3:45:40 PM PDT by mylife (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNwLxwZHMOwThe roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Does it “fry”?


40 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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