Sablatnig N.I

Sablatnig N.I
Role	Bomber aircraft
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Sablatnig
First flight	1918
Developed from	Sablatnig C.I

The Sablatnig N.I was a bomber aircraft developed in Germany during the First World War,^[1] a development of the Sablatnig C.I adapted for night operations.

Development

The N.1 was a two-bay biplane of conventional design, with staggered wings, two open cockpits in tandem, and fixed, tailskid undercarriage.^[2] It is unclear if any more than a single prototype were built during the war,^[1][2] but after the armistice, Sablatnig developed a civil variant.^[1]

Dubbed the P.I, this added a cabin for four passengers and was one of the few aircraft approved by ILÜK (Interallierte Luftfahrt-Überwachungs-Kommission, Inter-allied Aviation Control Commission) for production in Germany.^[3] Danish Air Express and Lloyd Luftverkehr Sablatnig both operated the type.^[1]

Specifications (N.I)

Data from Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.160

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Length: 8.70 m (28 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 16.00 m (52 ft 6 in)
• Height: 3.20 m (10 ft 6 in)
• Empty weight: 1,100 kg (2,40 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,800 kg (3,960 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IV, 160 kW (220 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph)
• Rate of sink: 0.5 m/s (100 ft/min)

Armament

• 1 × fixed, forward-firing 7.9 mm Parabellum MG14
• 1 × flexible 7.92 mm LMG 08/15 in rear cockpit
• 300 kg (660 lb) of bombs

Notes

References

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• Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1962). German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam. 
• Hirschel, Ernst-Heinrich; Horst Prem; Gero Madelung (2004). Aeronautical Research in Germany: From Lilienthal Until Today. Heidelberg: Springer. 
• Kroschel, Günter; Helmut Stützer (1994). Die Deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910–1918. Herford: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. 
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.