CHINA UNVEILS GIANT SEAPLANE

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THE WORLD'S LARGEST SEAPLANE THAT ISN'T IN A MUSEUM

By Kelsey D. Atherton July 25, 2016

  

 

Screenshot by author, from YouTube

China's Seaplane, The AG600

As seen on China Central Television

 There is more water than there are runways. For places that have access to the sea, or lakes, or large, calm rivers, it might be easier to use a seaplane than building a runway for a plane designed to land on, well, land. China’s state media today announced the completion of the first AG600. It’s the world’s largest functional seaplane and made by China itself.There is more water than there are runways. For places that have access to the sea, or lakes, or large, calm rivers, it might be easier to use a seaplane than building a runway for a plane designed to land on, well, land. China’s state media today announced the completion of the first AG600. It’s the world’s largest functional seaplane and made by China itself.

At around the size of a Boeing 737, it