The AIRPLANE FACTORY was on ED TV, channel 190 Dstv on December 19th 2014 at 19h30. Watch this half hour documentary about us building the Sing 4-4-40.

Congratulations to Karl-Heinz Wagner on completing his Sling 2 kit build. Karl built between his garage and his hangar in Windhoek in Namibia and it took him 75 weekends. “I have eventually completed my challenge. Took me app. 75 weekends single handed. Wing fuel hoses must still be connected , canopy seal glued and decal

The Airplane Factory are super-proud of an inclusion recently in the AERO NEWS NETWORK broadcast about our LSA version of the Sling 2 Aircraft in the USA.

Wessel van den Bergh, one the most experienced pilots we have in South Africa and an ex Air France test pilot picked up his third Sling today. His first two are Sling 2’s that he uses in his flight school Aviation Toward Success (ATS). Based out of Grand Central Airport in Joburg the use of

Andrew van Dyk bought his Sling 2 kit build to the factory for her 25 hour service and MPI. Its the first time we have seen it and we were really impressed! Our AMO can confirm that he did an excellent job on the engine installation and the paint job is fantastic. Well done Andrew!

David has been a huge supporter of The Airplane Factory and a fan of James, Mike and Jean’s adventures around  the world for as long as they have been doing this. He spent many nights glued to his computer screen watching them make their way across oceans and deserts, he has been to every party

Some of the team at the factory celebrate withg Andrew Lane, proud owner of the very first Sling we ever sold, ZU-NRC just took delivery of his brand new Sling 4, ZU-IBM.  Andrew took a chance by investing in a Sling before anyone else in the world did, but I guess this is proof it

15 March – sometime in the morning So it seems everyone had a wonderfully relaxing time at Nguma lodge in the Okavango, just on the western panhandle. Some of the crew flew back into Maun on Friday to buy much needed supplies (mostly beer) and deal with affairs back home. Then off North to Kasane

Carl Reitmann recently bought Sling 2 Serial Number 036 ZU TSF from Ralf Hurwitz to put her into Eagle One Flight School. Dean the Cheif Flying instructor is well over excited about his first Sling! He has managed to fly over 42 hours in one week already.