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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.
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 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 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 development of the Sling HW was announced at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2019. [2] [3] The aircraft was developed between 2019 and 2020. The Sling HW is a cantilever high-wing, fixed tricycle gear or conventional landing gear homebuilt aircraft.
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The eight-person aircraft costs $1,792 for the 71-minute flight – or $224 per person. There are no membership fees or transaction fees, as many competitors charge.
A leading-edge cuff is a fixed aerodynamic wing device employed on fixed-wing aircraft to improve the stall and spin characteristics. Cuffs may be either factory-designed or an after-market add-on modification. [1] A leading-edge cuff is a wing leading-edge modification, usually a lightly drooped outboard leading-edge extension. In most cases ...