The Airplane Factory Sling 2\u00a0is a\u00a0South African\u00a0two-seater\u00a0light aircraft\u00a0designed and produced by\u00a0The Airplane Factory\u00a0in Johannesburg, South Africa.\u00a0In 2009 the specially modified second prototype was flown around the world in a westerly circumnavigation which took 40 days. This was the first time any aircraft of this class had achieved a circumnavigation.\u00a0The design complies with the requirements of four different regulatory aircraft classes.<\/p>\n
The Sling 2 is supplied as a kit and as a ready-to-fly aircraft and can be operated as a\u00a0Light-sport Aircraft\u00a0or\u00a0homebuilt aircraft.<\/p>\n