Sablatnig SF-1

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


The Sablatnig SF-1 was a reconnaissance seaplane built in Germany during the First World War.[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
SVK (Seeflugzeug Versuchs Kommando – "Seaplane Testing Command")

Specifications

Data from Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.135

General characteristics

Performance


Notes

  1. Taylor 1989, p.787
  2. 1 2 3 4 Nowarra 1966, p.78
  3. 1 2 Gray & Thetford 1962, p.538

References

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