Olham 164 Posted February 24, 2013 Just found this Big Beauty - who knows this sea plane? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B52STRATO 215 Posted February 24, 2013 The shape and design are especially beautiful for a WWI sea plane. Each plate, each rails seem to have been carefully studied and polished. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cptroyce 0 Posted February 25, 2013 could that be a Brandenburg W12 ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted February 25, 2013 could that be a Brandenburg W12 ? Nope, it isn't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted February 25, 2013 Right. It's not, tho' it looks like it wants to be. Look at the struts between the wings, the struts coming up from the pontoons, and the vert. stabilizer pokes up above the fuselage, which didn't happen with the Hansa-Brandenbergs. This is a tough one. I must break out my copy of 'Janes Aircraft of WWI'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+elephant 36 Posted February 25, 2013 Sablatnig SF 7... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted February 25, 2013 Ah yes, the good old Sablatnig. I recall it now. It turned up here as a triplane first. It underscores the comment found in one of the longer triplane threads that "as soon as the Sopwith Tripe made it appearence, every aircraft manufacturer in Germany had to rush a triplane in production". I found Elephant's pic. in a Yahoo Image Search. It is a Sablatnig. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JFM 18 Posted February 25, 2013 Here are some larger shots: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted February 25, 2013 Yes, Sablatnig SF 7 - elephant nailed it first. Great photos, Jim! Does anyone know where Sablatnig was building these planes? Looks very much like Berlin to me??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjw 48 Posted February 25, 2013 Does anyone know where Sablatnig was building these planes? Looks very much like Berlin to me??? According to some of my online research it would appear you are correct. At least some were made there. Can't seem to determine if there was any additional locations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted February 26, 2013 According to some of my online research it would appear you are correct. At least some were made there. Can't seem to determine if there was any additional locations. Thank you, rjw. After your post I also did some research and found Sablatnig Flugzeugbau GmbH had been in a factory building in Schlesische Strasse, Berlin, located directly by the river Spree. They also seem to have had a place in Swinemünde, but I don't know when. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted February 26, 2013 ...I also did some research and found Sablatnig Flugzeugbau GmbH had been in a factory building in Schlesische Strasse, Berlin, located directly by the river Spree. Do the buildings still exist? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted February 26, 2013 (edited) I don't know the building number in Schlesische Strasse, but my picture shows the bank there from the other side of the river Spree. The Schlesische Strasse is not very long; the buildings you see in my picture are all there are in that street. But in the picture of the Sablatnig tripe-seaplane it looks different. I guess it was changed in the 20s or 30s. It's hard to get a good Google Streetview of the buildings at the right, near the Oberbaum Bridge, as the bridge has a gothic-arched pedestrian walkway shelter. Funny thing is: we had our first rehearsal room in the right factory building in the pic - I played my first drum kit there in the 70s. Edited February 26, 2013 by Olham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
