Sablatnig SF-8 explained
The Sablatnig SF-8 was a training seaplane produced in Germany during the First World War.[1] While Sablatnig's previous designs for the Imperial German Navy had often seen service as trainers, the SF-8 was purpose-built for this role, at Dr Sablatnig's suggestion.[2] The SF-8 was similar to the firm's earlier designs: a conventional two-bay biplane with staggered wings of unequal span, with open cockpits in tandem.[2]
Operational history
The Navy ordered three machines for evaluation (serials 2020–2022) in 1917, which were delivered on 17 January the following year.[3] After evaluation at Warnemünde proved favourable, the Navy ordered the type into production, placing an order for 30 machines and allocating serial numbers 6001–6030 to the batch.[2] It is unclear how many of these were produced or delivered before the end of the war.[2]
References
- Book: Gray, Peter . Owen Thetford . German Aircraft of the First World War . Putnam . London . 1962 .
- Book: Herris . Jack . German Seaplanes of WWI: Sablatnig, Kaiserliche Werften, Lübeck-Travemünde, LTG, & Oertz: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Seaplanes . 2015 . Aeronaut Books . n.p. . 978-1-935881-27-8. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. 15.
- Book: Kroschel, Günter . Helmut Stützer . Die Deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910–1918 . Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn . Herford . 1994.
- Book: Nowarra, Heinz J. . Marine Aircraft of the 1914–1918 War . Harleyford Publications . Letchworth, Harts . 1966 .
- Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London .
Notes and References
- Taylor 1989, p.787
- Nowarra 1966, p.64
- Gray & Thetford 1962, p.544
