AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built, Kit-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Piston, Electric, Hybrid | ||
| Application | Sport | ||
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Single piston light aircraft family. Including 2 seat and 4 seat kit variants. Formerly Sling Aircraft Sling Series.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Sling 2 | 2006 / 2008 | Two-seater, low-wing aircraft, includes LSA variant: Sling LSA. | |
| Sling 4 | 2009 / 2011 | 2019 | Four-seater variant. |
| Sling TSi | 2016 / 2018 | Variant of Sling 4 with more powerful engine and modernised avionics. | |
| Sling HW | 2019 / 2020 | High-wing variant, derived from Sling TSi, also known as Sling High Wing. | |
| Cellsius Project e-Sling | 2019 / 2022 | Electric prototype, derived from Sling TSi. | |
| Sling NGT | 2020 / | Next-Generation Trainer variant of Sling 2, includes 2026 MOSAIC-compliant Sling 2M. | |
| Cellsius Project H2 | 2021 / | Hydrogen-powered variant, derived from Sling HW. In development. | |
| Airhart Sling | 2023 / 2024 | Derived from Sling TSi, but with redesigned interior and modernised avionics. In development. |
View full news archive for the Sling Series.
See recent updates (latest 20/08/2026)
| Sling Pty. Ltd. (was Sling Aircraft) | News | |
| Airhart Aeronautics, Inc. | News | Airhart Sling |
| Cellsius | News | Project e-Sling / H2 |
Other aircraft programs: Sling Twin
| Gamma Technologies, LLC | Analysis | Computer-aided Simulation. Note: Digital twin (Project H2) |
| Speedgoat GmbH | Analysis | Computer-aided Simulation. Cellsius Project H2. |
| The MathWorks Inc | Analysis | CIM Software. Cellsius Project H2 (Simulink for digital twin of fuel cell system). |
| BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG | Analysis | Piston Engines. R912 Series - Sling 2 (Rotax 912 ULS/iS); Sling NGT (Rotax 912 iS); R915 Series - Airhart Sling (Rotax 915 iS); Sling TSi (Rotax 915 iS); R916 Series - Sling HW (Rotax 916); Sling TSi (Rotax 916 iS) |
| DUC Hélices Propellers | Analysis | Composite Propellers. Sling 2. Note: Flash three-blade propeller |
| MT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH | Analysis | Metal Propellers. Note: Three-blade constant-speed hydraulic propeller (Sling TSi/HW) |
| Warp Drive Inc | Analysis | Composite Propellers. Note: Three-blade ground-adjustable propeller (Sling 2) |
| Busch Vacuum Solutions | Analysis | News | Blowers. Cellsius Project H2 (MINK MH recirculation blower in fuel cell). |
| EH Group Engineering AG | Analysis | Fuel Cells. Note: Partnered on fuel cell development (Project H2) |
| Garmin International | Analysis | News | Radio Communications Equipment. Note: GTR 200 VHF Radar Transponders. Note: GTX 35R remote transponder |
| PS Engineering, Inc. | Analysis | Onboard Intercom Systems. Note: PM1000 intercom (Sling TSi) |
| Garmin International | Analysis | News | Autopilots. Note: GMC 307 (Sling 2/TSi); GMC 507 with GFC 500 |
| ARTEX | Analysis | Emergency Locator Transmitters. Note: 345 ELT |
| BRS Aerospace | Analysis | Whole Aircraft Parachutes. Note: Ballistic recovery parachute |
| Sling Pty. Ltd. (was Sling Aircraft) | Analysis | News | Flight Testing. Note: Flight testing in SA for Ready-To-Fly aircraft |
| The Airplane Factory, Inc | Analysis | News | Flight Testing. Note: Flight testing in US for North American aircraft |
