Chinese-made amphibious aircraft to take off in 2013.Byline: ANI New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , Oct 21 (ANI): The first Chinese-made large amphibious aircraft about the size of an Airbus 320 is scheduled to take off in 2013, and ready for mass production in 2015. The amphibious aircraft will handle emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' and military tasks that are difficult or impossible with current aircraft in China today, the China Daily quoted a senior engineer of the manufacturer, as saying. Previously, China has developed large hydroplanes and small amphibious aircraft, said Chen Zhengguo, the project's chief engineer. But large amphibious aircraft will be more useful in putting out forest fires, carrying out long-range air-sea rescues, and taking on anti-submarine missions, according to the news release by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC AVIC Aviation Industry Corporation (China) AVIC Area Veterinarian in Charge AVIC Army Visual Information Center AVIC Avi Codec ). The Chinese-made amphibious aircraft can take off on both land and water. As it flies at a height of 30 to 50 m over the treetops, the success rate of spreading water over a fire could reach 98 percent. Engineers also aimed to develop the amphibious aircraft into one that can help rescue more people on the sea. Russia, Japan, Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. already have developed their own amphibious aircraft. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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