The Sling Family

I am putting together the serial numbered Sling family here. So if you're flying one or building one, email me some pics and we can connect the dots.. Dave - slingfans@gmail.com

Also check out my Flying Blog for my own Sling pics.

Sling #  139 ZU-JAL - owner Louis Liebenberg



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Sling #  137 ZU-FZN - owner Ian Cawley

14 Aug 2013 - Owner Ian takes delivery of his new Sling ZU-FZN


Sling photos waiting to allocate registration with serial number:








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Sling #  136 - owner Ashley Bell



Sling #  135 ZU-FYR - owner Gerhard van Eeden


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Sling # 132 ZU-FZF - owner Keith Irwin


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Sling # 123 ZU-FZG - owner Keith Irwin


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Sling # 127 ZU-KHG - owner Dr Heinrich Kleinschmidt




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Sling # 125 ZU-FYF - owner Frans Muller


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Sling # 123 ZU-MDV - owner Exup Trust, E.Meyer


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 Sling # 121- owner Karl-Heinz Wagner


Sling # 120- owner Ross Leighton

Sling # 119- ZU-TDR - First Taildrager Sling - owner The Airplane Factory



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Sling # 114 ZU-IVO - owner Ivor Smith


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Sling # 108 ZU-FWY - owner Pierre vd Merwe 


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Sling # 107 ZU-FYL - owner Gustav Pretorius


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Sling # 103 ZU-FWU - owner Larry McGillewie


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Sling # 102- owner Chalk Jacobs

Sling # 101 ZU-MGB - owner Mark Bunning


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Sling # 100 ZU-WHO - owner Rae Henderson


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Sling # 99  ZU-FVJ - owner Morne Brown

ZU-FVJ gets it's 100 hour service from Daniel of The Airplane Factory

The Airplane Factory gets FVJ ready for handover to its new owner

Sling # 98 ZU-FWD 
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Sling # 97  - owner Cobus Barnard


Sling # 96  - owner Grant Nathan

Sling # 95  - owner Willie Cronje

Sling # 94  ZU-WCG - owner Willem Gouws


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Sling # 93  ZU-SAA - owner Marc Trollip

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Sling # 92  ZU-MAB - owner Matthys Bosch


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Sling # 91  - owner Teezzarh Seduke



Sling # 90  ZU-FWK - owner Christiaan du Plessis


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Sling # 89  ZU-FVR - owner Jaco van Rensburg


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Sling # 88  ZU-FVW - owner Madiba Bay School of Flight: Gerhart van Eeden


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Sling # 87  ZU-FUD - owner Slinger Syndicate


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Sling # 86  - owner Jan Boegenhofer

Sling # 85  - owner Reinhardt

Sling # 84  ZU-FTY - owner Peter Franks


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Sling # 83  - owner Jacques Hoffman

Sling # 82  ZU-FXN - owner Christian Botha

Sling # 81  ZU-FCT - owner Eugene Meyer

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Sling # 80  ZU-FUS - owner Madiba Bay School of Flight: Gerhardt van Eeden


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Sling # 79  - owner Roy Graddige

Sling # 78  - owner Cornelius JP Mitchell

Sling # 77  ZU-FTH - owner Hermann Sullwald


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Sling # 76  ZU-FTG - owner John Bassi


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Sling # 75  - owner Louis Jordaan

Sling # 74  - owner Louis Jordaan

Sling # 73  - owner Louis Jordaan

Sling # 72  - owner Lourens Basson

Sling # 71  ZU-FTF - owner Derryn and Shane Pett


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Sling # 70  ZU-FTX - owner Jeff Brown


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Sling # 69  - owner Anthony Harris

Sling # 68  - owner Errol van Rensburg Australia

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 Sling # 67  - owner Michael Lemmhuis Australia

This is a current photo, the wings, rudder etc are all complete, it is so easy to build I started on the 28 of Feb, I didn't expect this progress. - Aug 2013
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Sling # 66  - owner USA Kitplane

Sling # 65  - owner USA Kitplane

Sling # 64 ZU-FTM - owner Len Greyling


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Sling # 63  ZU-FVU - owner David Jang


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Sling # 62 ZU-FSP - owner JP Mitchell


Here's the link to more photos of JP's Sling in the air.
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Sling # 61 ZU-WES - owner Wesley Vorster



  

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Sling # 59 ZU-KRJ - owner Richard Jones


The Jone's need to keep up to their name, so have added a second Sling to the stable Sling ZU-KRJ with their earlier Sling # 12 WRJ.

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Sling # 58 kit - builder Errol van Rensburg

Sling 058 in Australia! I started the construction of this aircraft 0n the 15'th of March this year, and if all goes according to plan will be complete by 30 June 2012. The empennage, undercarriage, Complete fuselage, ailerons and flaps now done, right wing in jig ready for riviting, witrh left wing and firewall forward left. The aircraft is a pleasure to build, and everything just fits perfectly!....well done to Mike and the team on the engineering.
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Sling # 57 ZU-FSL - owner Mark Bunning



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Sling # 56 kit - builder Declan Vogt


The Empennage kit arrived and the project has started. (Nov 2011) Here's my build blog -
Sling056 - Declan

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Sling # 51 - owner Jan Fick
 
Sling # 50 ZU-STT - owner Josias Delport

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 Sling # 47 kit - builder Paul Nel

The Empennage kit that is completed now so now I am busy
with the wings. (3 Nov 2011) - Paul

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Sling # 46 - owner Gerrit vd Merwe
Sling # 45 - owner Graham Mephius
Sling # 44 ZU IAJ - owner Jack Kirton


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Sling # 43 - owner Gary Freeman

Sling # 42 - owner Andre Labuschagne

Sling # 41 - owner Andre du Toit

Sling # 40 - owner Jan Potgieter

Sling # 39 - owner Neels Treptow

Sling # 38 kit - builder Mark Jackson

Building at home. Took delivery first bits in Mid June
Finished empennage,  working on wings at present – this is a BIG project – loving it
www.mykitlog.com/markjackson (Oct 2011)
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Sling # 37 - owner Peter Beldekeno

Sling # 36 ZU TSF - owner Ralph Hurwitz

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Sling # 35 kit - ZU FXA - owner Bruce Arro


Bruce started his kit-build in Oct 2011 and was delighted to take to the air for the first time on the 4th Dec 2013. Congrats and happy flying!!
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Sling # 34 ZU ZDL - owners Dave and Llewellyn

and more at my blog Do Eagles Dare



The plane was originally red - see below - but when The Factory took the plane apart after a year to give it coastal anti-corrosion treatment we resprayed it white with stripes, becoming our "Dragon Warrior".
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Sling # 33 - owner Brits Flight Training Centre: Bruce North
Sling # 32 - owner Mark Bunning
Sling # 31 - owner Brits Flight Training Centre
Sling # 30 - owner Johan Mare

Sling # 29 ZU-FRX - owner Grant Raubenheimer


Here's the link to the Facebook album of Grant's Sling photos:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1079094476#!/media/set/?set=oa.296686210421871&type=1
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Sling # 28 ZU FNN - owner Mark Bunning


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Sling # 27 ZU-IFR- owners James and Nicci du Preez


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Sling # 26 kit - builder Pierre Dispan

I am nearly finished with the plane.. fitted a Jabiru engine and this needs some modifications to the cowl.. have done the design work and the factory are going to make a mould for me.. should be in the air soon. Pierre (1 Nov 2011)

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Sling # 25 kit - builder Jonathan Starke

Here is the latest photo of my Right hand wing. I started late June / July, and anticipate it will take at least 6 months. I am in no rush, as while I build, am flying a Zenith Zodiac 601XL. I am based at Morningstar in Cape Town. Jonathan (1 Nov 2011)


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Sling # 24 - owner Christo vd Merwe

Sling # 23 ZU FNM - owner David Jang


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Sling # 22- owner Glynn Antel

Sling # 21 kit - builder Ernest Ives ZU-IFT



Ernest completes his kit Sling and is congratulated on the finished product by Mike of The Airplane Factory... more photos here:
http://www.facebook.com/index.php?stype=lo&lh=Ac-qGzuap8zqzyi8#!/media/set/?set=oa.296684410422051&type=1

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Sling # 20 ZU-FWF kit - builder H and B Prinsloo syndicate

This Sling is now flying. Well done guys. 



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Sling # 19 ZU-FTV - kit-builder Henry Adams


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Sling # 18 ZU SOL - owner Solaris, Poland


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Sling # 17 N511NG - USA Airplane Factory Ryan Ruel and Matt Liknaitzky

The USA registration cunningly looks like the word SLING. Well done guys and good luck with your further sales and builds at the factory in Torrance, California.
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Sling # 16- owner Donovan Fraser

Sling # 15- owner Brad Mears

Sling # 14 ZU-MGL - first flush-mounted rivets, owner Rainier Lamers

What a smooth finish - more pics on Facebook here:


Starting to build again after a long time waiting for funds! Have now paid for everything excluding some avionics! I did not know there was a facebook page for us sling builders and owners! Will definitely upload some photos! Henry (1 Nov 2011)

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Sling # 12- Owner Richard Jones
Sling # 11 ZU JVL - owner Johan van Leeuwen

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Sling # 10 ZU FJF - owner Corrie Basson

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Sling # 9 ZU FKJ - owner Jeff Krause


Awesome pic Marc!!!
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Sling # 8 kit - builder Neil Bowden

Here is a pic of my fuselage taken in October. I'm busy fitting engine mount and nose wheel this week (2 Nov 11). Neil

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Sling # 7- owner Hennie Greef

Sling # 6 ZU MDK - owner Michiel de Koker


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Sling # 5 ZU NRC - owner Andrew Lane

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Sling # 4 ZU TAE - owner The Airplane Factory

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Sling 4 seater prototype ZU TAF - The Airplane Factory

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Sling # 2 ZU TAF - owner King Neptune ..The Airplane Factory's prototype (now lost at sea off Durban after completing an around-the-world proving adventure)


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Sling # 1 ZU ETO - owner The Airplane Factory


Slings in formation

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