|
BIZCHINA> Top Biz News
![]() |
|
China to build world's largest amphibious aircraft
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-06-25 16:48 The development and production of the Dragon 600, intended to be the world's largest amphibious aircraft, has received government approval, AVIC General Aircraft Company Ltd said Wednesday.
The Dragon 600, which would be as large as an Airbus 320, could be used for tasks such as emergency rescue, fighting forest fires and sea patrols, said Hu Haiyin, deputy general manager of the company. Hu said that market research indicated a domestic market for 60 such craft in the next 15 years. The research and design stage would last for four years, with commercial production to begin in at least five years, Hu said. The company's facilities are southwest of the Zhuhai airport. The first construction phase is scheduled for completion in 2012 and the company plans to have 1,500 employees. (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
|
|||||
澜沧| 沙河市| 高邮市| 永定县| 繁峙县| 紫阳县| 桐乡市| 上杭县| 嵊泗县| 宜君县| 社会| 虞城县| 黎平县| 石门县| 贵定县| 油尖旺区| 吕梁市| 乌拉特后旗| 吉水县| 元氏县| 辽宁省| 河北区| 蓬溪县| 阜新市| 庆城县| 怀远县| 酒泉市| 手游| 富源县| 苏州市| 平江县| 泗水县| 武夷山市| 邹城市| 清苑县| 洛隆县| 牙克石市| 惠州市| 于都县| 吴江市| 盘山县|