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The Sling TSi is a South African four-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt aircraft sold in kit form by Sling Aircraft of Johannesburg South. [1] It was developed from the Sling 4 . The Sling TSi first flew in 2018, [ 2 ] with kits being shipped to builders [ 3 ] in fall 2018.
The Sling 4 is an all-metal, low-wing, fixed tricycle gear kit aircraft, developed in 2011. The canopy was modified to include gull-wing doors. The aircraft has flaps with 40 degrees of travel. [2] [3] It has been estimated that building a Sling 4 requires 900-1,200 man-hours of work. The aircraft can be supplied as a kit, or built by the ...
The company produces the two-seat Sling 2, which was first flown in 2008 and the four-seat Sling 4, introduced in 2011 [1] [2] [6] and Sling TSi which was first released in 2018. [7] The latest model being developed is a new high-wing model called the Sling HW that made its first flight in 2020.
The aircraft was designed for a large cabin and ease-of-entry. The Sling High Wing has much parts commonality with the Sling TSi, including the cantilever wing design, with the major difference in the center section to accommodate the high-wing design. [4] [5] Cabin width is 46 in (117 cm). [5] The first flight of the prototype was in December ...
Development of the Sling 2 commenced in 2006. The Sling is a two-seat, low wing, all metal aircraft with tricycle landing gear made from composites. The aircraft is powered by an 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL,100 hp (75 kW), a Rotax 912ULS, or a 912iS engine, or optionally a turbocharged 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914 UL, driving a 3-bladed Warp Drive Inc propeller.
The airline was established by Delford M. Smith (founder and owner) and began operations in 1960 as Evergreen Helicopters.It acquired the operating certificate of Johnson Flying Service and merged it with Intermountain Airlines (a known CIA front) from Pacific Corporation (also a CIA front) in 1975 to form Evergreen International Airlines, a United States supplemental air carrier (i.e. charter ...
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