The Friedrichshafen N.I was a German
prototype
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night bomber
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built by Friedrichshafen during
World War I
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Design and development
The Friedrichshafen N.I was a two-seat biplane equipped with a
Mercedes D.IVa
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Design and development
The D.IVa replaced the failed Merc ...
engine, double-mainwheel tri-cycle landing gear and large relatively highly swept biplane wings. It flew in 1917, but flight testing revealed a number of deficiencies, the main one of which was the large length of the nose, which made it difficult for the pilot to get a look at landing, especially at night.
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{{Idflieg G, GL, K, L and N-class designations
1910s German bomber aircraft
N.I
Aircraft first flown in 1917