Assembly of main part of the fuselage of China's large amphibious aircraft AG600 has completed in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province on June 8.

The 39.3-meter-long aircraft is longer than the standard model of Boeing 737. The AVIC General Aircraft Company will install wings, tail, landing gear, avionics systems and airborne equipment on the plane, which will make its maiden flight before the end of this year.

The AG600, intended to be the world's largest amphibious aircraft, has a takeoff weight of 53.5 tons. It can collect 12 tons of water in 20 seconds and could be used to fight forest fires and in marine rescue.