On November 20th at 9:19 am, the freshly painted MA60 Southwest rain-enhancement aircraft accomplished its inaugural flight at Xi'an Yanliang Airport. The aircraft flew safely and steadily for 5 hours and 23 minutes, signifying its official transition into the scientific research flight test phase. Specifically tailored for weather modification tasks, this aircraft boasts an intelligent operation system that can intelligently formulate operation plans, thereby enhancing the scientificity, precision, and efficacy of its operations.

On the following day, November 21st, the aircraft was transported to Suining, Sichuan Province, to carry out flight tests on a range of topics. These included verifying platform performance stability, assessing mission system power supplies, evaluating mission system integration, testing air-to-ground communication, conducting atmospheric detection, and performing seeding operations. The objective of these tests was to confirm the performance metrics and operational capabilities relevant to rain-enhancement activities.