China began the development of amphibious aircraft, which could become the largest in the world. The size of the vessel, the design of which starts on Wednesday, June 24, will be comparable to the size of aircraft Airbus-A320. That was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the data of "Xinhua.
Expected that the development and flight testing of aircraft amphibian, known as "Dragon-600, will be completed by 2013. Launch the plane into serial production China hopes in 2014.
The new aircraft will be used for rescue operations on water patrol and maritime borders. Also, "Dragon-600" will be used in emergency situations, such as for fighting forest fires.
A month earlier, in May 2009, the newspaper Zhenmin Zhibao "reported that the city of Baotou in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region started construction of a center for the production of aircraft amphibians. On whether the "Dragon-600 collected at this plant, yet unknown.
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