May 2012

What’s Happening at The Airplane Factory May ’12 SLING! The Next Big Thing to Hit the USA  May 2012  DAR John Shablow poses with The Airplane Factory’s Matt Liknaitzky in front of the Sling LSA after the inspection. The Airplane Factory Sling’s Special Airworthiness Certificate Greetings!  After just 2 months of assembly and paperwork the…

March 2012

What’s Happening at The Airplane Factory March ’12 Christmas Came Very, Very Early This Year!!! March 2012  Greetings!  It’s been a long time coming…But, we finally have an airplane to call our own! The Airplane Factory USA is now in possession of the first Sling LSA to land on US soil. It made it to…

January 2012

What’s Happening at The Airplane Factory January ’12 Welcome to the New Year! January 2012  Jean Happy to Fit the US Sling in the Container Greetings!   Things are getting exciting!!! We hope you enjoyed your holiday and had plenty of time off with friends and family. The New Year is upon us and as we…

TAF Around The World

They Made It!!! They Made It Home!!!Around the World in 48 Days      Safe and Sound in South Africa! Greetings!  After successfully crossing the South Atlantic’s relative nothingness, the Sling 4 light weight Experimental & Crew are safe at home in South Africa. They managed to traverse 26,414 Miles of land and sea while…

TAF First Circumnavigation

Sling 4 Circumnavigation   Light 4 Seater Flying Around the World NOW! Greetings! As if building a plane wasn’t hard enough, The Airplane Factory founders are now flying their Lightweight Experimental 4 seat Sling Around the World to prove its quality and durability!  Circumnavigation Underway      Sling 4 is Up to the Challenge The…