“Na n epiese tog van 8,902 seemyl het die vlieeniers wat vroeer vandeesmaand in Suid-Afrika met drie plaaslik geboude Sling High Wing-vliegtuie na Oshkosh vertrek het, vandeesweek in Wisconsin in...
“Three Sling aircraft with a new high-wing design departed South Africa on July 17, with stops in Ghana, Angola, Cape Verde, and Barbados, before crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Weather delayed...
“Keen to show off their new High Wing variation of the well-regarded low-wing Sling TSi, South African airframer, Sling Aircraft, has done so in spectacular fashion by flying the prototype...
“We’re not the first to call it an upside-down Sling. When company test pilot, Sean Russell, talks about the airplane, he refers to it as “the upside-down one.” Indeed, if...
“So what do you do when you’re visiting some folks who have a new airplane? You hop in for a sunrise flight to find some breakfast and maybe take in...
“Today we got our first chance to fly the new High Wing Sling, two different versions, in fact! Sling has been flying the tricycle-gear version for quite a while now...
“This is what “vertical Integration” gets you in a world of supply chain issues. Sling Aircraft produces almost everything for their line of aircraft in-house. From building their own spars,...
“My introduction to Captain Linda Sollars on Friday 10 June at the Sling Aircraft manufacturing facility at Tedderfield Airpark was amazing. From the very moment I was introduced to this...
It’s go‑time! Load up your gear, strap on your gravel shoes, and aim for the wide‑open Karoo horizon. The Tanqua Kuru is calling, and we’re answering with throttles, pedals, and hearts wide open. At least four Sling aircraft and our solid team of riders will make the pilgrimage to Tankwa Tented Camp for what’s become an annual tradition of grit, gravel, and greatness.
There’s still one title former Springbok Bob Skinstad hasn’t claimed… This isn’t a stadium victory. No crowds, no ceremony, no easy applause. This one is fought for. Across endless gravel, through the dust, under the relentless Tankwa sun. And he’s chasing it down on a Sling Cycles Tagati. So, the question is — when he rolls up to the start line… will you be there with him?
