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The Sling’s flying characteristics make for a perfectly coordinated, highly responsive control setup. This gives her the distinct qualities of a fighter jet aircraft, while not being overly sensitive. The Sling is a Pilot’s Airplane. You fly it for the love of it.
Posted by The Airplane Factory
Updated 2/17/2022
The Sling’s flying characteristics make for a perfectly coordinated, highly responsive control setup. This gives her the distinct qualities of a fighter jet aircraft, while not being overly sensitive. The Sling is a Pilot’s Airplane. You fly it for the love of it.
The freedom of flight is a feeling that has been sought by many for over a hundred years and you ache to know and understand why so many chose to risk everything to pursue this love. Well, that’s exactly it… a love! A love of freedom, a love of flying through the skies without worry, a love and a passion for the ability to do so. This love has steered many men and women to learn the art of flight and become full-fledged aviators. No plane encompasses this love like The Airplane Factory Sling.
With its sexy, yet aggressive lines made from rugged aluminum and its modern technological advantages the Sling looks the way an airplane should and flies even better! It can go anywhere and do anything, from landing on small backcountry airstrips to flying long cross-country flights with its 800+ nautical mile range to being the perfect trainer aircraft with its robust landing gear. The Sling masterfully conquers the performance, safety, and affordability many pilots demand. If you’re interested in exploring the vastness of the skies and learning about your world from above, then there’s no better aircraft for that purpose!
With an operating cost of around $50/hr and burning just 3.8GPH of car gas (912iS model), the Sling is the efficient, economical cruiser of the modern age.
The Sliding Bubble Canopy offers great visibility and cool taxiing in summer. Never break a sweat during taxi again.
The wide cockpit, excellent all around view and substantial luggage capacity make the Sling a very comfortable, yet versatile aircraft.
The Sling’s airframe strength and durability means that she won’t break easily and, if you treat her right, she’ll last you for the rest of your life. Easily stands up to the rigors of flight training.
Its aluminum construction makes for ease and consistency of construction, while offering proven strength and a longer lifespan than some of our composite rivals.
Full integrated EFIS with autopilot, radio and transponder with 2020-compliant ADS-B is available with live weather and traffic alerts in the cockpit. No more flying blind.
The sturdy construction of the Sling make it an aircraft able to go the distance, reliably. The incorporation, by design, of a ballistic parachute, makes the Sling an exceptionally safe aircraft to fly. The use of high quality components throughout gives you, the owner, the peace of mind that you deserve, when making this kind of investment.