amphibious aircraft "kunlong" ag600 completes airspeed calibration test flight
2024-08-31
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china news service, beijing, august 31 (reporter ruan yulin) the reporter learned from china aviation industry corporation limited on the 31st that on august 30, at the national civil aircraft test flight base in pucheng, shaanxi, two test flight crews successfully completed the assigned tasks after two sorties of about 7 hours of flight and landed smoothly, marking the successful completion of the first official certification test flight subject of the airspeed calibration test flight of the large-scale firefighting/water rescue amphibious aircraft "kunlong" ag600 independently developed by china aviation industry corporation, and officially entered the official certification test flight stage.
the ag600 is a large-scale special-purpose civil aircraft independently developed by china to meet the urgent needs of forest fire fighting and water rescue. it is a major aviation equipment urgently needed for the construction of the national emergency rescue system. the airspeed calibration test flight is the first test flight subject of the ag600 aircraft after entering the type inspection approval (tia). it is crucial to ensure the performance and safety of the aircraft and is a necessary step to ensure that the new model obtains the airworthiness certificate and is put into use.
it is understood that through flight tests, corrections to airspeed indication, pressure altitude, temperature, and angle of attack can be determined to verify compliance with airworthiness standards. parameters such as speed and altitude are key inputs required by multiple systems. after calibration, they can improve measurement accuracy, reduce errors, and enable pilots to make more accurate decisions. this test flight subject can accurately obtain and process parameters of the surrounding atmospheric environment. these parameters are of great significance for ensuring the maneuverability and stability of the aircraft, optimizing aircraft performance, and adapting to environmental changes, ensuring the safety and efficiency of subsequent flights.
from august 26 to 29, a seven-member pilot team from the authority learned about the aircraft's characteristics, flight test limitations, flight test problems, emergency departures, cockpit layout, etc., and successfully completed the take-off and landing routes, performance, stability and control laws and other familiarization flight tests through six sorties and 14.5 hours of flight. (end)
