Airship completes sightseeing test
China DailyA prototype of the AS700 multipurpose civilian airship lands at Jingmen Zhanghe Airport in Hubei province on Aug 1, 2024, completing a test flight to demonstrate its potential in aerial sightseeing. A prototype of the AS700 multipurpose civilian airship conducted a test flight on Thursday to demonstrate its potential in aerial sightseeing, according to State-owned Aviation Industry Corp of China, the nation's leading aircraft maker. During the test flight, two pilots operated the airship as it flew about 500 meters above several scenic sites at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour, AVIC said in a news release. After intensive test flights, the AS700 received type certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in December, becoming the first manned airship in the country to be domestically certified.