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Rafael Nali (electrical, sub-assembly), Rafael Goncalves (Electrical, sub-assembly) and Edimar Dettogni Zanelato (engines, sub-assembly) from TAF Brasil LTDA visited The Airplane Factory from March 28th to May 31st. and were trained in...

Maxim and his father, Alexander, together with their mechanic Yusup, came to South Africa in May 2019 to learn about the Sling TSi being built for them. Maxim, a trained...

Over 200 3rd year Aeronautical, Mechanical and Industrial Students from the University of the Witwatersrand recently visited The Airplane Factory on a factory tour. Said Jarryd Wilson, of the Airplane...

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa: Employees of The Airplane Factory (TAF) will wake up before dawn on Sunday morning and head to FNB Stadium Soweto, where they will join more than...

Back in 2015, TAF’s UK Distributor, Tim Hardy, decided he wanted to build his own aircraft from the ground up. The list of his requirements were that it had to...

Sling Aircraft – 10 Years And Still Taking You Places! Today, 18 October 2018, marks ten years since the first Sling aircraft took to the sky. It’s always an emotional...

The Airplane Factory Unveils Its Eagerly Anticipated Sling TSI The eagerly anticipated Sling TSi test article recently made its public debut in South Africa and will be unveiled at the...

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The Sling Birthday Breakfast Fly-In

JOIN US AT THE
SLING BIRTHDAY
BREAKFAST FLY-IN

Slingers, we’re commemorating an important milestone this year. 18th October marks 17 years since our very first flight and 20 years since our very first aircraft design! As such, we’re celebrating in style with a Sling Birthday Breakfast Fly-In at The Berg Air Lifestyle Centre, El Mirador Airstrip (FALQ), in the Drakensberg on Saturday, 18th October.