Designed to be the world's largest amphibious aircraft, the AG600 will be mainly used for maritime rescue, fighting forest fires and marine monitoring.
It can carry 50 people during search-and-rescue missions, collect 12 tonnes of water in 20 seconds for fire fighting and transport up to 370 tonnes of water on a single tank of fuel.
"Its operational range of more than 4,000 km and ability to land on and take off from water put China's islands in the South China Sea well within range," said Huang.
China released a guideline on large aircraft projects in 2006 which has resulted in three large aircraft models.
In 2013, transport aircraft Y-20 made maiden flight and entered into service with China's air force in July 2016.
In 2017, China' s first domestically-produced large passenger aircraft C919 completed first flight, allowing China entry in a civil aviation market currently monopolized by the Airbus and Boeing.
The AG600 is the third.
"Its successful maiden flight helps China enter the global aviation industry chain," said Chen Mingsheng, one of the designers of the AG600.
The aircraft has already received 17 orders due to its multiple uses and advanced manufacturing technique.
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