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A company demonstrator Sling TSi flew non-stop from Torrance, California, to Tampa Executive Airport on its way to Lakeland, Florida for Sun 'n Fun 2019 in 13.5 hours. The aircraft carried an additional 30 U.S. gallons (110 L; 25 imp gal) of fuel over the normal 45 U.S. gallons (170 L; 37 imp gal) long-range tanks and benefited from tailwinds ...
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 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.
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 ...
Data from Kitplanes, Cliche and Purdy General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 19 ft 0 in (5.79 m) Wingspan: 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Wing area: 110 sq ft (10 m 2) Empty weight: 345 lb (156 kg) Gross weight: 850 lb (386 kg) Fuel capacity: 10 US gallons (38 litres) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582 twin cylinder, two-stroke aircraft engine, 64 hp (48 kW ...
The private aircraft industry is booming, expanding by 31% between 2005 and 2019. What’s more, 40% of private flights are “ghost flights” – empty of passengers as they reposition for their ...
The Airplane Factory Sling 2 The Sonaca 200 is a Belgian two-seat training aircraft designed and built by Sonaca Aircraft . Production was started in 2017 and halted in 2022, with 57 aircraft completed.