Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. 'South Africa To Oshkosh In The Sling 4'. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight trikes and wings. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. BB Microlight is a Hungarianaircraft manufacturer based in Baja, Hungary. These are the top 10 companies to work for according to LinkedIn. ^ a b c Tacke, Willi Marino Boric et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 83. Search In Africa, The Premier African Business Directory.

^ a b c Bayerl, Robby Martin Berkemeier et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 80.The flight included a 14-hour over-water leg using the modified Sling 4's 20 hours of fuel endurance. In July 2013, a Sling 4 was flown by Mike Blyth and his son from South Africa to AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. The latest model being developed is a new high-wing model called the Sling HW that made its first flight in 2020. The company produces the two-seat Sling 2, which was first flown in 2008 and the four-seat Sling 4, introduced in 2011 and Sling TSi which was first released in 2018. Sling Aircraft utilizes numerical control manufacturing and computer-aided design in its aircraft design and production processes. The company has three shareholders: Mike Blyth, Director James Pitman, Chairman Andrew Pitman, Managing Director. The enterprise is a proprietary company under South African law. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of light aircraft in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft for the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight and the American light-sport aircraft categories. Sling Aircraft (Pty) Ltd, formerly called The Airplane Factory (Pty) Ltd., is a South African aircraft manufacturer based at Tedderfield Airpark,Įikenhof, Johannesburg South.

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