First C909 medical rescue aircraft delivered in central China

China’s first C909 medical rescue aircraft was delivered Tuesday in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, to China Flying-Dragon General Aviation Co., Ltd. The domestically developed plane has a 10-tonne payload, a 3,700 km range, and can be adapted for medical transport, remote assistance, and patient transfers. Flying Dragon, China’s first approved general aviation company, already operates emergency and police flights, surveys, and short-haul services.

At the same event, Zhengzhou launched an aviation medical alliance with over 40 members from healthcare, aviation, manufacturing, insurance, and public services. The alliance will promote wider use of the C909 in air medical services to strengthen China’s public health and emergency response system.

Credit: CGTN