China Seeking Certification Of MA60 Firefighting Variant

MA60 conducting water drop test.

Credit: State media Xinhua
SINGAPORE—The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is certifying the firefighting variant of the MA60 turboprop, with a major water drop test conducted in Sichuan province, state media Xinhua reported on Dec. 21. The test includes low-altitude flying, also known as hedgehopping, the...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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