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“Established in 2013, Sling Aircraft’s AMO is situated in the south of Johannesburg at Tedderfield Airpark. With a celebrated history in the South African aviation industry, Sling has built a...

“During my recent visit to Sling Aircraft in Johannesburg, South Africa, to fly the new High Wing on this month’s cover, I was given complete access to the factory facilities...

“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...

“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,...

“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...

“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...

“How do you find out what’s a hot choice for UK kit-builders? Well, in the case of this list, it was just a matter of counting up the new project...

“Now – after 1,600 hours of work – their dream has taken flight! Not a model plane or a Meccano construction but an airworthy, four-seater Sling TSi, painstakingly assembled over...

“Most of us passed the long hours at home during lockdown by baking banana bread or binge-watching Netflix. The more ambitious tried their hands at learning a new language or...

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