Seagull 300 | China Tests First Homemade Amphibious Plane | Photos Of Seagull 300

China has started test flights of its first homemade amphibious plane, Seagull 300, a media report said on Friday.

The plane is built by the Shijiazhuang Aircraft Industry Co Ltd in China's northern Hebei province and was assembled at a cost of about four million yuan ($600,000).

This is a four-to-six-seater aircraft and can take off and land on water.

"The Seagull 300 is the first amphibious plane of China that has independent intellectual property rights," said Xiong Xianpeng, in charge of the plane's design.

"We already have more than 50 orders of intent," said Xia Zhongmin, vice president of the aircraft company.

"A Hangzhou-based company has been in touch with us since we started our research and development, and they are expected to confirm their order once the trial flight succeeds," Xia added.

The plane is expected to start its official flight later this month and will take part in an air show in November in China's southern Guangdong province

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