Errol van Rensburg collect his kit for shipping to Australia -282

Errol came through to collect his Sling kit for shipping to Australia.

First flush riveted Sling -283

Guys please take a look at how incredibly sexy the first flush riveted Sling looks! Congrats Rainier Lamers

Kit ready for Australia -280

Ever wondered what a complete Sling kit looks like? Well here is Errol van Rensburg’s kit ready for shipping to Australia.

Happy Birthday Oom Jan -279

Happy Birthday to Jan Basson, one of our loyal and hardworking staff members. From The Airplane Factory

Fowl play with our Sling -278

Jean was doing final flight testing of a new Sling when this guinea fowl decided to commit suicide. We gave it to the night shift guys who are now having it for breakfast.

We featured in the M&G -277

See the article Sipho McDermott wrote in the Mail & Guardian newspaper about The Airplane Factory. http://mg.co.za/article/2011-10-28-throwing-caution-to-the-tailwind/

ZU-TSF -274

ZU-TSF for proving flight authority. Well done Ralph on the beautifully clean paint work!

Pricelist update -275

Our Sling prices for kits and Ready-to-fly models have been updated. Please click on the relevant link to the left to view our latest prices.  

A thank you from one of our proud Sling owners -276

Thanks Mike, James and Greg for pulling out all stops to fix my technical problem that turned out to be a local servicing glitch. Awesome after-sales service guys! Dave McNaught

Video clip: Cape Town Arrival -273

Thanks to Louis Chanu for sending through this video clip of the arrival at Cape Town International and Stellenbosch