Sling Aircraft Introduces Sling 2M Training Aircraft

USA – North American aircraft distributor Sling Aircraft North America has introduced the Sling 2M, a higher-weight version of the Sling NGT trainer developed to meet the FAA’s new MOSAIC light-sport aircraft framework, with deliveries scheduled to begin in August 2026.

• The Sling 2M has a maximum gross weight of 1,540 lb and a stated useful load exceeding 600 lb, compared with the lower operating weight associated with the existing Sling NGT configuration.
• Sling said production aircraft are ready to ship from its Johannesburg manufacturing operation, with the first customer deliveries planned for August 2026.
• The manufacturer states that the increased useful load allows the aircraft to carry two adults, a whole-airframe parachute system and sufficient fuel for more than eight hours of operation. The endurance figure is a manufacturer claim and will vary according to loading, power setting and operating conditions.
• Sling describes the 2M as capable of IFR and instrument meteorological conditions operations when appropriately equipped and flown by a suitably qualified pilot.
• Every aircraft will be supplied with Garmin’s AXIS Flight System. AXIS can combine a primary or multifunction flight display with IFR GPS, NAV/COMM and audio-panel functions.
• The FAA’s MOSAIC certification changes took effect on July 24, 2026. Aircraft receiving light-sport category airworthiness certificates from that date must comply with Part 22 and FAA-accepted consensus standards, including ASTM F3815-26a and its underlying standards for airplanes.
• Sling participated in ASTM International Committee F37 during development of the new standards and said its engineering team introduced incremental structural, systems, weight and documentation changes to the NGT while the regulatory framework was being prepared.
• Sling Aircraft North America also launched the Sling Safety Network for NGT fleet operators. The programme will provide safety-management tools, standardised training documentation, access to Navi AI Debriefs and a network of Sling-qualified personnel and resources.
• The distributor reports that approximately 20 North American flight schools have selected the Sling NGT.
• Financing and leasing options will be offered to flight schools acquiring aircraft.

Statements

• “We didn’t wait for the standards to be published and then start engineering. We sat in the room while they were being written, and every few months we made another incremental change to the NGT — structure, systems, weights, documentation — so that the airplane would already be there when the rule arrived. It's been a long, patient process, and the payoff is that we can ship a compliant airplane on day one rather than in eighteen months,” said Andrew Pitman, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Sling Aircraft.
• “We're excited to support flight schools as they grow, and to give the Sling NGT community something no individual school could build on its own. The Safety Network turns a group of operators flying the same airplane into a network that shares standards, tools, and people,” said Matt Liknaitzky, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Sling Aircraft North America.

About Sling Aircraft North America
Sling Aircraft North America is the North American distributor for aircraft manufactured by Sling Aircraft in Johannesburg, South Africa. It supports sales, deliveries and operator services for Sling aircraft used in training, personal and touring operations. The distributor is offering the Sling Safety Network alongside financing and leasing options for flight-school fleet acquisitions.

Source: Sling Aircraft North America