“Xiuying 601” completed all flight missions of China’s 40th Antarctic expedition – Dainik Savera Times

On March 1, according to the news from China’s 40th Antarctic expedition, China’s first polar fixed-wing aircraft “Xiweiying 601” has successfully completed all the missions of this expedition and is in the process of leaving Antarctica. Let us tell you that in Chinese language “Xiweiying” means “Snow Eagle”.

It is reported that in the current campaign, “Shiweiing 601” flew a total of 44 flights and successfully completed all the scheduled tasks. Among them, “Shiweiing 601” successfully completed the aerial survey mission of the international cooperation “Ring” project on the Antarctic ice sheet launched by the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research. It filled a critical data gap on the coast of the ice sheet between China’s Chongshan Station in East Antarctica and Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth Station.

In addition, during the current expedition, “Shiweiing 601” also provided transportation of personnel and materials and emergency support services for the expedition activities of the inspection team in the expedition to East Antarctica, and ensured the travel of some expedition members in and out of Antarctica. Cooperated to do.

Let us tell you that “Shiweiing 601” made its first visit to Antarctica during China’s 32nd Antarctic expedition, which also marked the beginning of China’s Antarctic expedition entering the “aviation era”. “Shiweiing 601” can carry a variety of scientific observation instruments and perform functions such as fast transportation, emergency rescue, and aviation scientific survey.

(Credits- China Media Group, Beijing)