China flew the country's first tiltrotor, built by AVIC, at the company's Harbin facility.
Credit: Colin Throm/Aviation Week Network
SINGAPORE—China has flown its first full-scale crewed tiltrotor aircraft, developed by state-owned company AVIC. The unnamed aircraft was photographed in low-level flight at AVIC’s Harbin facility, with its rotors in the vertical takeoff position. The white tiltrotor features a compact fuselage with...
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