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“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...

“Sling Aircraft (formally known as The Airplane Factory), based at Tedderfield Airpark in the south of Johannesburg, is quickly becoming a giant slayer in the kitplane market, exporting kits and...

“Linda’s love affair with aviation was born as a young girl reading Snoopy and the Red Baron and watching movies like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, she realised at that young...

“It has been almost a dozen years now since “The Airplane Factory” started out manufacturing Sling aircraft. Total serial numbers for aircraft and kits ordered are now approaching 1,000 and...

Starting the year on a High (Wing)! An honoree for USA publication, Plane & Pilot Plane of the Year Innovation Awards, is our new Sling High Wing! “The High Wing...

“De nieuwe bij Sling Aircraft ontwikkelde High Wing is internationaal ingeslagen als een bom. Want vandeze in kitvorm leverbare hoogdekker werden er korte tijd ruim negentig besteld. Twee daarvan komenbinnenkort...

“In a country with 11 different official languages (soon to be 12, once sign language is officially accepted!), Heritage Day is celebrated differently depending upon culture and region. This year,...

“Sling has finally released the long-promised high-wing version of its fun yet extraordinarily capable lineup of light airplanes. The new four-seater could be a bestseller.” -Guy Leitch (SA Flyer) Congratulations...

On September 24th each year, we South African Slingers celebrate a holiday known as Heritage Day or “National Braai Day”. It’s a day on which South Africans across the country...

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Slingers, get ready to feel the burn!

The Tanqua Kuru is calling and we’re answering

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.

But that’s not all!

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?