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告，其研发的水陆两栖飞机AG600预计今年上半年构建陆上试飞，下半年构建水上试飞。Similar in size to the Boeing 737, the AG600 will be the worlds largest amphibious aircraft, according to the state aircraft maker the AVIC.据中航工业讲解，AG600飞机的尺寸与波音737非常，将是世界上仅次于的水陆两栖飞机。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，仅次于降落重量53.5吨。

The aircraft has already received 17 intent orders due to its multiple uses in fighting forest fires and marine rescue, according to AVIC.中航工业称之为，由于在森林消防车和水上救援中有多种用途，AG600飞机已取得意向订单17架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月于南方城市珠海竣工的，并在2016年中国航展上向公众展出。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道，AG600就看起来一艘能飞一起的船，这是因为其不具备先进设备的气水动融合设计和水下耐腐蚀技术。

With four China-made turboprop engines, the AG600 has a ships body with high mounted single-cantilever wing. It can collect 12 tonnes of water in 20 seconds, and transport up to 370 tonnes of water on a single tank of fuel.配有四台国产的涡轮螺旋桨发动机，AG600飞机使用的是单船身、悬臂上单翼布局。该飞机在20秒内可一次汲水12吨，单次打气仅次于投水量平均370吨。

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