“Keen to show off their new High Wing variation of the well-regarded low-wing Sling TSi, South African airframer, Sling Aircraft, has done so in spectacular fashion by flying the prototype and production serial numbers one and two from Johannesburg, South Africa to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. While the official statistics will come soon enough, the first look […]
“We’re not the first to call it an upside-down Sling. When company test pilot, Sean Russell, talks about the airplane, he refers to it as “the upside-down one.” Indeed, if you look closely at the wing, it does appear to be the same as the one on a TSi sitting beside it—because it is. The […]
“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 and personnel and learned a lot about their design and production capabilities. I spent a great deal of time with company founder, Mike Blyth, who […]
“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 a few sights! Yesterday, we loaded up the new Sling High Wing and a TSi and launched out of the Sling Aircraft base on the […]
“Today we got our first chance to fly the new High Wing Sling, two different versions, in fact! Sling has been flying the tricycle-gear version for quite a while now and has considerable experience with it. The taildragger version is newer, having been finished more recently, and is still undergoing some tweaking when it comes […]
“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, to welding up motor mounts—all the way to doing their own upholstery and paint—they try hard to be their own supplier. Their metal-cutting and -punching […]
