WWI German aircraft
BFW N.I in 1918
BFW N.I
Role
Bomber aircraftType of aircraft
National origin
Germany
Manufacturer
Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW)
First flight
summer 1918
Number built
1
The BFW N.I was a prototype night bomber aircraft developed in Germany during the First World War.
Development
In August 1917, Idflieg instructed BFW to develop a night bomber able to carry 500 kg of bombs. The resulting N.I was a two-seat triplane powered by one Mercedes D.IVa inline engine. The N.I first flew in the summer of 1918 but did not enter production.
Specifications
Data from [ 1]
General characteristics
Length: 9.20 m (30 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 14.50 m (47 ft 7 in)
Height: 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
Empty weight: 1,500 kg (3,307 lb)
Gross weight: 2,500 kg (5,512 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.IVa inline engine, 190 kW (260 hp)
Performance
Armament
1 × fixed, forward-firing 7.9 mm (0.311 in) Parabellum MG14
744 kg (1,640 lb) of bombs
References
Bibliography
Herris, Jack (2012). Nachtflugzeug: German N-Types of WWI . Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 3. n. p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-10-0 .
BFW Idflieg designations BFW/Messerschmitt company designations RLM designations 1933–1945 Project numbers USAAC designationsRAF assigned names
G- class
GL- class
K- class
L- class
N- class
G =
Grossflugzeuge (large airplane), GL =
Grossflugzeuge Leicht (light large airplane)
K = Kampfflugzeug (battleplane), renamed as G-class, L = bomber midway between K/G and R-classes
N =
Nacht (night)