Sablatnig Naval Triplane

[Olham]

Does anyone know more about the Sablatnig aircraft?

He seems to have built for the navy, and the craft I saw look quite "speedy" and sleek:

Would like to know a bit more.

Edited October 30, 2010 by Olham

[nbryant]

http://en.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/title/Sablatnig-SF-4/t/78937

[Olham]

Thanks for the link, but I can't get there - it doesn't work for me.

[Olham]

Thanks, uncleal. He must have built some planes for Germany - but maybe not for the Marine then.

[Hasse Wind]

That was one of the failed late war Sablatnig designs. Dr Josef Sablatnig was originally an Austrian and designed his first airplane as early as 1903. Later he moved to Germany and started his seaplane company in 1915. His seaplanes were used a lot on the Baltic Sea front, but they were never the most popular or numerous seaplanes in German service.

[Hauksbee]

I found a lot of references, but most all of them were frustratingly brief. Apparently, Dip. Ing Sablatnig was a minor player in furnishing aircraft, but well thought of. I found references to LVG building some Sablatnig designs, and after the war, Roland built some trying to enter the civil aviation field...as did the Sablatnig company itself. [it folded in 1921] I found references to Sablatnig planes flying in Latvia and Estonia after the war. The last photo here is [apparently] a post-WWI design and if you go to the last of the links, you can buy a model and fly it in [Microsoft?] flight sim.

http://www.crossandc...s/Sablatnig.pdf

http://1000aircraftp...deBill/9356.htm

http://www.rodlangto...ww1/planes3.htm

http://1000aircraftp.../Braas/6403.htm

http://www.luftfahrt...i/itf/sabp3.htm

http://www.fsplanet.com/03122004.htm

 

Edited October 30, 2010 by Hauksbee

[Olham]

Wow, you found quite a lot, Hauksbee! I read, Sablatnig himself was the first to make a night flight.

His company must have been rather small.