China unveils indigenously built helicopter

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The first Chinese made large civil helicopter completed its test flight in the country's eastern Jiangxi province on Thursday, according to officials. The AC313 helicopter took to the sky at Lumeng airport in Jingdezhen city at 9:40 am and landed at 10:05 am, official Xinhua news agency quoted officials as saying. The AC313 has a maximum takeoff weight of 13.8 tonnes and can carry 27 passengers or 15 wounded people. It has a maximum range of 900-km (559 miles), said Sun Cong, deputy chief engineer of designer and manufacturer Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). It was designed for a… Original Article: Forum: News/Activism

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