4 Aviation Firsts For China This Week

The industry has been in overdrive this week in bringing 4 firsts to the country’s airspace. 2 planes, 1 jet, 1 amphibious, a and a lady!

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The first piece of with an of aeronautical importance was the maiden of . Known as the AC311 this multi-purpose whirlybird has been designed for training, fire prevention and police work and is planned to go on world wide sale.

Next up, was that the ARJ-21 passenger jet had made its debut at Zhuhai in Guangdong province on 9th November. If you happen to be in South the jet developed by state-backed Commercial Aircraft Corporation will be on until 16th November. Then there was the maiden of The Seagull 300, the first made light multi-function amphibious plane. The took place on 10th November at Shijiazhuang in North China’s Hebei province, piloted by Mao Yanxia who happens to be... China’s first female test pilot for general aircraft! An awesome week for aviation! Time will only tell what next week brings!!