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The Sablatnig SF-1 was a reconnaissance seaplane built in Germany during the First World War.[1]

SF-1
Role	Reconnaissance seaplane Type of aircraft
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Sablatnig
Designer	Josef Sablatnig
First flight	1915
Primary user	Imperial German Navy
Number built	1

Development

It was a conventional two-bay biplane with staggered wings of unequal span and a fuselage of particularly sleek design.[2] The pilot and observer sat in open cockpits in tandem, and the undercarriage consisted of twin pontoons braced to the underside of the fuselage and to wings.[2]

Operational history

Sablatnig delivered the SF-1 prototype to the SVK (Seeflugzeug Versuchs Kommando – "Seaplane Testing Command") in October 1915 under the naval serial number 490.[2] It was finally accepted into active naval service a full two years later, in October 1917.[3] Although accepted for service with the Imperial German Navy, only the prototype was built, and no production order was forthcoming.[2][3]

Operators

 Germany

• Imperial German Navy Air Service

SVK (Seeflugzeug Versuchs Kommando – "Seaplane Testing Command")

Specifications

Data from Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.135

General characteristics

• Crew: Two, pilot and observer
• Wingspan: 19.10 m (62 ft 8 in)
• Height: 4.35 m (14 ft 3 in)
• Empty weight: 1,015 kg (2,233 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,650 kg (3,630 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.III , 120 kW (160 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph, 68 kn)
• Rate of climb: 1.7 m/s (328 ft/min)

Notes

References

• Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1962). German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam.
• Kroschel, Günter; Helmut Stützer (1994). Die Deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910–1918. Herford: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn.
• Nowarra, Heinz J. (1966). Marine Aircraft of the 1914–1918 War. Letchworth, Harts: Harleyford Publications.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.

На других языках

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[de] Sablatnig SF 1

Die Sablatnig SF 1 war ein deutsches Seeflugzeug des Ersten Weltkriegs und der erste für die Kaiserliche Marine entworfene Typ des Flugzeugkonstrukteurs und Piloten Josef Sablatnig. Nach der damals ausgegebenen Musterzuordnung fiel sie in die Kategorie der B-Typen, also der „unbewaffneten, zweisitzigen Schwimmerflugzeuge“.

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