“As Pliny the elder said – Semper aliquid dubitationem ex Africa – Things are always a little uncertain in Africa (or something like that). Not even I, as leader and co-chief organiser, could pretend that the Sling Africa Tour 2023 was an oiled machine. But, in the spirit of Sling adventures, there was, I think, […]
Formerly known as The Airplane Factory, Sling Aircraft is truly a South African success story. Situated at Tedderfield Airpark, south of Johannesburg, Sling Aircraft manufactures, markets and maintains one of the most successful light aircraft ranges in the world today. Sling Aircraft are sold as production-built ready-to-fly (RTF) aircraft, quick-build kits and fully constructed kits. […]
A 99-year-old American war veteran has returned to the skies after a chance meeting with a local pilot at the airfield he flew missions from 80 years ago. Lieutenant Ray Hobbs returned to Horham Airfield, in Suffolk, as part of a reunion trip organised by the 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association. When the group took a […]
