Sling Aircraft
Kit aircraft Sling Aircraft Sling 2 Sling Aircraft Sling 4 Sling Aircraft Sling TSi Sling Aircraft Sling HW | |
Owner | Mike Blyth, James Pitman, Andrew Pitman |
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Website | www |
Sling Aircraft (Pty) Ltd, formerly called The Airplane Factory (Pty) Ltd., is a South African
aircraft manufacturer based at Tedderfield Airpark
,
The enterprise is a proprietary company under South African law.[3]
The company has three shareholders: Mike Blyth, Director; James Pitman, Chairman; Andrew Pitman, Managing Director.
Sling Aircraft utilizes numerical control manufacturing and computer-aided design in its aircraft design and production processes.[1][2][5]
The company produces the two-seat
Sling TSi which was first released in 2018.[7] The latest model being developed is a new high-wing model called the Sling HW that made its first flight in 2020.[8]
In July 2013, a Sling 4 was flown by Mike Blyth and his son from South Africa to
AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. The flight included a 14-hour over-water leg using the modified Sling 4's 20 hours of fuel endurance.[9]
In July 2022, three Sling High Wings (one tail dragger, two with tricycle gear) were flown from South Africa to
Aircraft
Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
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Sling Aircraft Sling 2 | 2008 | 328 (2020).[11] | Two-seat, low wing microlight aircraft |
Sling Aircraft Sling 4 | 2011 | 281 (2020, combined with Sling TSi sales)[11] | Four-seat, low wing aircraft |
Sling Aircraft Sling TSi | 2018 | 281 (2020, combined with Sling 4 sales)[11] | Four-seat, low wing aircraft |
Sling Aircraft Sling HW | 2020 | Four-seat, high wing aircraft |
References
- ^ ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ a b Sling Aircraft. "Sling Aircraft". slingaircraft.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ Sling Aircraft. "History". slingaircraft.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ The Airplane Factory (2019). "Innovators". Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ Paul Dye (June 2014). "Sling goes big". Kitplanes.
- ^ "Sling TSi Makes World Debut". eaa.org. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Sling Aircraft. "Sling HW Official Website". slingaircraft.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Pew, Glenn (2 August 2013). "South Africa To Oshkosh In The Sling 4". Avweb.com. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Sling shot". www.aopa.org. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Pilots' Post. "Sling 2020 Breakfast Fly-in". pilotspost.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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