China's amphibious aircraft, stated to be the world's largest, will embark on its maiden flight in May from southern Chinese city of Zhuhai. <br/><br/>The Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) officials today said, the AG600 will conduct a full resonance test before its maiden flight over land on May in Guangdong province and on water in the second half of 2017.<br/><br/>The 37-meter aircraft, with a wingspan of 38.8 meters, has a maximum take-off weight of 53.5 tonnes. It can collect 12 tonnes of water in 20 seconds, and transport up to 370 tonnes of water on a single tank of fuel.<br/><br/>The state-run Xinhua news agency reports, with excellent maneuverability and a relatively wide search scope range, the AG600 will be very useful for marine resource exploitation, marine environmental monitoring, resource detection and transportation.