The Sablatnig N.I was a bomber aircraft developed in Germany during the First World War, a development of the

Sablatnig C.I The Sablatnig C.I was a conventional C-type reconnaissance two-seater aircraft developed and built by Sablatnig in Berlin, Germany in 1917. It was a two-bay biplane A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above t ...

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)

References

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