The hunger for adventure, the fascination for freedom, the challenge of learning. There are many reasons to get your pilot’s license. But what do you do afterwards? What if you could build your own plane together with an experienced co-pilot.

For our company, boldness & reliability go hand-in-hand.

All

Parts quality checked

82k

Adrenaline infused miles

Aircraft Builders Europe, official distributor of Sling Aircraft
Our vision

To be the tailwind of the adventurous aviator who is looking for a beautiful, reliable, safe, self-built aircraft.

Who we are

Our team of
experienced adventurers

Aircraft Builders Europe is the leading distributor in Sling Aircraft self-built kit planes.
With our Builders Assist Program we’ll have you airborne in no-time!

Rely on our team of experienced avionical builders, avid aviators and test flight consultants.

Wilmer Koonstra
Wilmer KoonstraSling Aircraft engineer
Since 4 years he personally assisted Sling buyers during the building of 4 SlingTSi aircraft. Both mechanical and avionical technologies in the Sling Aircraft are part of his experience. In the past he was involved in the building of other experimental aircraft. Within his position as Sling Aircraft engineer, Wilmer assists buyers of quickbuild Sling aircraft in our Aircraft Builders Europe workshop. Besides he manages the test flight process at Airfield Drachten.
Paul Versteeg
Paul VersteegWorkshop manager
His career passed KLM and Martinair.
He is a pilot since 1986, owning his own Kappa. His experience with Sling: building the PH-KJZ, the present demo TSi of Aircraft Builders Europe. Both mechanical and avionical technologies in the Sling Aircraft are part of his experience. Within his position as manager of the Aircraft Builders Europe workshop, Paul assists buyers of quickbuild Sling aircraft in our Aircraft Builders Europe workshop. As experienced pilot, Paul is as well involved in demoflights from Airfield Middenmeer or Airfield Texel.
Johan Koekkoek
Johan KoekkoekCompany management
Johan owns the Sling TSi with callsign PH-KJZ. In cooperation with Paul, he was involved in the building process of that fantastic aircraft during 2021 where he experienced first hand the magic of building your own aircraft. Within Aircraft Builders Europe Johan is responsible for sales and company management.

As an enthusiastic Sling owner Johan travels to customers around Europe for promotion and demo flights.

Where we operate

Official importer of
Sling Aircraft

Aircraft Builders Europe is the official importer of Sling Aircraft for the following countries:

Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Ireland, Spain and Portugal

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Reliability & Quality

Each stage of manufacture includes a quality control check.

Rejected parts are quarantined and when parts do reach our stores, they’ve passed through at least five quality checks.

Freedom & Boldness

Customize your aircraft to your own specifications.

With a bolt spray job or authentic leather and lavish carpeting to add a touch of elegance.

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