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Proudly Made In The RSA

Sun, 10 Apr 2016 by Airplane Factory
Proudly Made In The RSA Checkout the cover of this magazine in which we recently featured. SEE THE ARTICLE/MAGAZINE COVER – DOWNLOAD THIS PDF.        
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Flying In South Africa

Sun, 03 Apr 2016 by Airplane Factory
Flying In South Africa – Light Aviation Magazine April 2016 Madikwe West Traffic, Foxtrot Zulu Foxtrot, Sling 2, turning left base for Runway 08, any traffic?” “Foxtrot Zulu Foxtrot, caution zebras crossing the threshold of Runway 08.” This from a recently landed Cessna Caravan of Federal Air, a South African regional carrier.“Err, roger, understood, Foxtrot
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Sleek Sporty Sling 2

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 by Airplane Factory
Sleek, Sporty Sling 2 – TAIWAN! WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN a guy with a background in architecture, design, engineering and flight instruction who knows precisely what he wants in an airplane decides to just make one himself?Answer: The light sport Sling 2.Mike Blyth is a dreamer and a doer. “All my life I’ve been
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Sling 4 Quick Build!

Sat, 27 Feb 2016 by Airplane Factory
Sylvain’s quick build kits – SLING4 The first Sling 4 quick build kit has been secured in the container and is well on its way to France. Congratulations to our distributor in France, Sylvain Henneton on the purchase of the quick build kit, and a Sling 2 kit. We are most excited to see the
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Sling Video!

Sun, 07 Feb 2016 by Airplane Factory
 Dan Johnson has really spoilt us again with a video showcasing the Sling range! Have a look and let us know what you think!  
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The Awesome Sling Taildragger!

Tue, 13 Oct 2015 by Airplane Factory
 “Flying a Sling Taildragger in AmericaBy Dan Johnson, October 13, 2015 Light-Sport Aircraft comprise an diverse gaggle of some beautiful airplanes. Choices are available in a dizzying array of configurations and variations. In fact, so many selections are available to you (as Special LSA) that I created PlaneFinder 2.0 to help folks narrow the decision
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Two Sling 4’s Delivered!

Mon, 21 Sep 2015 by Airplane Factory
 Just over a week ago, we had the unique opportunity of delivering 2 brand new Sling 4’s on the same day! Mr Simon Smith, along with Mr Willem Gouws took delivery of their gorgeous new aircraft, and were over the moon! Here are some photos of the occasion:
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Welcome Home Party!

Sun, 20 Sep 2015 by Airplane Factory
There will be a ‘Welcome Home’ party this week Friday, the 25th, for James and Patrick, and we’d love to have you there! It’s going to be at The Airplane Factory | Hangar 8 | Tedderfield Airpark | 23 Nettleton Road | Eikenhof | Johannesburg South We suspect festivities will kick off around mid-afternoon! Come
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TAF Asia Launch

Thu, 17 Sep 2015 by Airplane Factory
Here are soem highlights of the recent TAF Asia launch that coincided with the arrival of the around-the-world Sling 2 in Taiwan:  
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History Made! Flight Around Taiwan!

Mon, 07 Sep 2015 by Airplane Factory
    We have just got airborne off rwy10 climbing directly to 6000ft turning onto a heading of 170 which is taking us out over the mountains to the east coast. Getting clearance to do this most unusual flight turned out to be quite easy once Patrick had explained our aim, and we were helped
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