The reporter learned from AVIC XAC Commercial Aircraft Co., Ltd. on the 11th that at 11:41 on the 10th, the MA60 rain-enhancement aircraft landed smoothly at Xi'an Yanliang Airport, marking the successful completion of the development and compliance verification flight tests of the rain-enhancement aircraft's A configuration.

The image shows the MA60 rain-enhancement aircraft. Photo courtesy of AVIC XAC Commercial Aircraft.

　　To further improve the detection capabilities of the MA60 rain-enhancement aircraft, in accordance with the requirements of the China Meteorological Administration, task systems such as detection equipment were added to the aircraft platform. To verify the performance of the aircraft's new configuration, the MA60 rain-enhancement aircraft was ferried to Suining Anju Airport in Sichuan on April 25. A joint flight test team composed of crew, design, process, flight test technology, maintenance, project and quality personnel was stationed there at the same time and immediately devoted itself to the flight verification subjects.

The image shows the MA60 rain-enhancement aircraft. Photo courtesy of AVIC XAC Commercial Aircraft.

　　This flight test mission included two stages: development flight testing and compliance flight testing. The development flight test mission was completed on April 30, and after obtaining the special flight permit for compliance verification on May 6, the mission immediately entered the compliance flight testing stage. In this development and compliance verification flight test of the MA60 rain-enhancement aircraft, a total of 8 flight test missions were completed, including subjects such as stall warning, flare and flare strip, liquid nitrogen, and powder seeding, as well as functional checks of the task systems.