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The AG600 is the world 's largest amphibious aircraft , meaning it both land and water takeoffs and landings .

AG600是世界上最大的水陆两栖飞机，能够同时在陆地和水面起降。

Huang Lingcai , the chief designer of the AG600 , said the aircraft enjoys more advantages than ordinary helicopters and surface vessels .

AG600总设计师黄领才表示，与一般直升机和水面舰艇相比，这架飞机有很多优势。

With four China-made turboprop engines , the AG600 has a " ship 's body " with high mounted single-cantilever wing .

配备四台国产的涡轮螺旋桨发动机，AG600飞机采用的是单船身、悬臂上单翼布局。

The first AG600 was completed in the southern city of Zhuhai in July last year , and shown to the public at the 2016 China Airshow .

第一架AG600飞机是在去年7月于南方城市珠海完工的，并在2016年中国航展上向公众展示。

The 37-meter AG600 , with a wingspan of 38.8 meters , has a maximum take-off weight of 53.5 tons .

AG600机长37米，翼展38.8米，最大起飞重量53.5吨。

Kunlong , China 's homegrown AG600 large amphibious aircraft , conducted its first sea-based test flight on Sunday morning , marking a new milestone in the program .

7月26日上午，我国自主研制的大型水陆两栖飞机“鲲龙”AG600成功完成海上首飞，这是该项目的又一里程碑事件。

According to chief designer Huang Lingcai , " The AG600 is like a ship that can fly " due to its advanced gas-water dynamic engineering and underwater corrosion resistance technology .

按首席设计师黄领才的话说，AG600就像是一艘能飞起来的船，这是因为其具备先进的气水动融合设计和水下耐腐蚀技术。

The AG600 is China 's second amphibious aircraft , after the SH-5 , which was developed in the 1970s for military purposes and has been retired for a long time .

AG600是继SH-5后我国第二代的水陆两栖飞机。SH-5研发于上世纪70年代，用于军事用途，已退役很长时间。

Similar in size to the Boeing 737 , the AG600 will be the world 's largest amphibious aircraft , according to the state aircraft maker the AVIC .

据中航工业介绍，AG600飞机的尺寸与波音737相当，将是世界上最大的水陆两栖飞机。

With a length of 37 meters and a wingspan of 38.8 meters , the AG600 is roughly the size of a Boeing 737 .

AG600两栖飞机长37米，翼展38.8米，尺寸与波音737相当。

The article said the AG600 has a range of 4500km - a distance that comfortably covers much of the western Pacific Ocean from China 's coast , and as far as the northern shores of Australia .

新华社的文章称，AG600最大航程达4500公里，可轻松地从中国海岸飞抵西太平洋许多地区，最远可达澳大利亚北部海岸。

The AG600 amphibious aircraft is expected to take its maiden flight over land in the first half of 2017 and on water in the second half , said its developer , the Aviation Industry Corporation of China ( AVIC ) .

国有飞机制造商中国航空工业集团公司近日宣布，其研发的水陆两栖飞机AG600预计今年上半年实现陆上首飞，下半年实现水上首飞。

The AG600 , which boasts four turboprop engines and a hulking body with a keel down the centre of the plane 's belly , could also be used for " environmental monitoring , resource detection and transportation , " Xinhua said .

AG600拥有4台涡桨发动机和庞大的机身，机腹中心下面是船体。新华社表示，AG600也可用于环境监测、资源探测和运输。

However , the AG600 also adds to China 's military additional capabilities in the South China Sea , where Beijing is locked in an escalating war of words with neighbouring countries such as Vietnam and the Philippines - as well as the US - over its efforts to build islands in disputed waters .

然而，AG600也让中国增强了在南中国海的军事能力。中国在南中国海争议水域的造岛行为，让其与越南、菲律宾等邻国以及美国陷入了逐步升级的口水战。