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The Sablatnig N.I was a bomber aircraft developed in Germany during the First World War, 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. At least eight aircraft were built during the war and converted to P.I standard after the Armistice.
After the Armistice Sablatnig developed the P.I. Adding a cabin for four passengers, the P.I was one of the few aircraft approved by the ILÜK (Interallierte Luftfahrt-Überwachungs-Kommission, Inter-allied Aviation Control Commission) for production in Germany.
Variants
N.I
Two-seat night-bomber / attack aircraft with limited production, (at least eight).
P.I
A four-seat, plus pilot, airliner produced by direct conversion of eight N.I airframes with at least seven more aircraft built as P.Is
Operational history
Despite limited, if any, use by the Imperial German Army Air service, those N.Is that were built were converted to civilian standards as P.Is and operated chiefly by Danish Air Express and Lloyd Luftverkehr Sablatnig.
Specifications (N.I)
Data from Die Deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910–1918, German Aircraft of the First World War, Deutsche Flugzeuge, 1914-1918General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Height: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Empty weight: 1,190 kg (2,624 lb)
Gross weight: 1,860 kg (4,101 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Argus As III 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 130 kW (180 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)
Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 10 minutes, 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in 59 minutes
Armament
1 × fixed, forward-firing 7.9 mm (0.311 in) Parabellum MG14
1 × flexible 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 in rear cockpit
300 kg (660 lb) of bombs
References
Bibliography
Herris, Jack (2012). Nachtflugzeug: German N-Types of WWI. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 3. n. p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-10-0.