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{{Short description|Chinese three-seat ultralight aircraft}}
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The '''Jingmen A2C Ultra Seaplane''' is a Chinese three-seat ultralight aircraft that was designed by the China Avionics Research Institute (the 605 Institute) and produced by Jingmen Aviation of Jingmen, introduced in 2003.<ref name="WDLA15">Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 64. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}</ref>

==Design and development==
The A2C was designed to comply with the Civil Aviation Authority of China rules. It was given a Chinese type authority on 18 July 2003 and a production certificate in 2004. It was designed for the [[Engineering:Agricultural aircraft|agricultural aircraft]], [[Earth:Aerial photography|aerial photography]], search and rescue, communications and sport roles.<ref name="WDLA15"/>

The design features a strut-braced high-wing, a three-seat open cockpit with a windshield, fixed [[Engineering:Tricycle landing gear|tricycle landing gear]] or [[Engineering:Floatplane|floats]] and a single engine in [[Engineering:Pusher configuration|pusher configuration]].<ref name="WDLA15"/>

The aircraft is made from bolted-together [[Chemistry:Aluminum|aluminum]] tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its {{convert|11.28|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} has an area of {{convert|19.79|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}. The standard engine used is the [[Engineering:Type certificate|certified]] {{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912A2 four-stroke powerplant.<ref name="WDLA15"/>

Almost 100 had been delivered by 2016.<ref name="PD">{{cite web|url = http://en.people.cn/n3/2016/0316/c90000-9031289.html|title = China's A2C-L ultra-light aircraft delivered to clients|accessdate = 3 March 2017|last = Can|first = Yuan|work = The People's Daily|date = 16 March 2016}}</ref>

==Operational history==
Reviewer Marino Boric described the design in a 2015 review as having a "big load capacity, economy, safe and reliable".<ref name="WDLA15"/>

==Variants==
;A2C
:Seaplane model<ref name="WDLA15"/>
;A2C-L
:Landplane model with tricycle landing gear.<ref name="PD"/>

==Specifications (A2C) ==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o41s2LRjeaE/U5c6KO7mA-I/AAAAAAAACQM/59cO8xYKBvo/s1600/a2c-3.jpg Photo of an A2C]

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