Sablatnig SF-2

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SF-2
Sablatnig SF 2 MN 580.jpg
General information
TypeReconnaissance seaplane
National originGermany
Manufacturer Sablatnig, LFG, LVG
Primary user Imperial German Navy
Number built26
History
First flight1916

The Sablatnig SF-2 was a reconnaissance seaplane produced in Germany during the First World War. [1]

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Development

A refined version of the Sablatnig SF-1, the SF-2 featured a new empennage and was fitted with a radio transmitter. [2] [3] The prototype (serial 580) had a smaller tail-fin and rudder than the SF-1, but production examples added a large ventral fin. [3] Construction was of wood, skinned i fabric. [2]

Operational history

Sablatnig delivered six aircraft (navy serials 580–585) between June and September 1916. [3] These were followed by ten machines built under licence by LVG (serials 791–800) between October and December, and ten more built by LFG (serials 705–714) between April and May the following year. [3] Although produced as a reconnaissance machine, in practice, they were widely used as trainers. [3]

Specifications

Data from Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.145

General characteristics

Performance

Notes

  1. Taylor 1989, p.787
  2. 1 2 Gray & Thetford 1962, p.539
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Nowarra 1966, p.78

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