The reporter learned from Aviation Industry Corporation of China that the Xinzhou 60 civil search and rescue aircraft successfully achieved its first flight, marking the official transition of this type of aircraft from ground testing and test flight preparation to test flight verification. It is reported that the Xinzhou 60 civilian search and rescue aircraft has functions such as search and rescue, disaster site survey, and personnel transportation. It can carry out search and rescue tasks in marine, high-altitude areas, as well as earthquake, flood and other disasters. It will greatly improve the response speed of China's maritime search and rescue, expand the coverage of maritime search and rescue, and promote the construction of China's maritime emergency system and the "land sea air space" integrated water traffic safety guarantee system. With the successful maiden flight of the Xinzhou 60 civilian search and rescue aircraft, the research and compliance verification test flights of this model have fully begun. (New Society)