The Sling is a competitively priced, high performance, lightweight aluminium and composite aircraft which can be purchased as a fully constructed and test flown aircraft or as a home build kit. Previously the composite undercarriage was wet laminated and then cut to shape. However, the very thick glass epoxy laminate was difficult to laminate and trim so TAF began seeking a more efficient and less labour intensive alternative. With Aerontec’s guidance, the original wet lamination process was replaced through the development of a new net-shape, two-part infusion mould. This allowed the undercarriage of the Sling 2 and Sling 4 aircraft to be infused using Sicomin’s advanced epoxy systems SR8100. The Airplane Factory (TAF) is a South African business focused on the de

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