Austrian Josef Sablatnig experimented and flew before
First World War. Moved to Germany and in 1913 became
a director of Union Flugzeugwerke GmbH, where he
did technical work and flying. When Union company went
into liquidation (1915) founded above-named company
in Berlin, famous for seaplanes used by German Navy but
built other types also. SF1 floatplane (1915) developed
into very successful SF2 (license-built by LFG and LVG); SF4 was single-seat fighter floatplane, built both as
biplane and triplane; SF5 was widely used SF2 replacement;
SF8 was last Sablatnig floatplane built in numbers
(trainer of 1918). Landplanes included trainers, singleengined
night bombers, and a monoplane. N1 was two-seat
land fighter used at Kiel. After war developed civil
types, including P1 four-passenger biplane and P3 sixpassenger
high-wing monoplane. One light sports type
built, but aircraft work ceased 1921.
