Our first yellow spray-painted sections for the aircraft being used to fly around the world, arrived back today!

The apparently endless weeks of detailed drawing and design work are nearing their end and construction proper on Sling 002, the “Production Prototype” Sling which Mike and James are planning to fly around the world, has started in earnest. The wings, standard save for the insertion of additional 83 and 87 litre fuel tanks in

Everyone at The Airplane Factory and friends, are working like mad for the 15th July “Around the World” take-off. Rear fuselage now looks like an aircraft.

The modified wings with modified long range fuel tanks on Sling 002 are almost complete.

Test flying of the development prototype Sling is essentially complete, the design of the production prototype having been settled. The development prototype Sling has flown 41 exemplary hours, undergoing various modifications along the way. Mike, James, William, Steve, Johan and all others involved in The Sling’s development are absolutely delighted with the way she flies,