BFW N.I
Role	Bomber aircraft Type 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.

v t e Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) and Messerschmitt aircraft
BFW Idflieg designations	CL.I CL.II CL.III CL.IV N.I
BFW/Messerschmitt company designations	M 17 M 18 M 19 M 20 M 21 M 22 M 23 M 24 M 25 M 26 M 27 M 28 M 29 M 30 M 31 M 33 M 35 M 36 M 37
RLM designations 1933–1945	Bf 108 Bf 109 Bf 110 Me 155 Bf 161 Bf 162 Bf 163 Me 163 MeC 164 Bf 165 Me 209 Me 210 Me 261 Me 262 Me 263 Me 264 Me 265 Me 309 Me 310 Me 321 Me 323 Me 328 Me 329 Me 334 Me 409 Me 410 ZMe 423 Me 509 Me 609
Project numbers	P 08.01 P.1034 P.1061 P.1062 P.1064 P.1065 P.1070 P.1073 P.1075 P.1079 P.1091 P.1092 P.1095 P.1099 P.1100 P.1101 P.1102 P.1103 P.1104 P.1106 P.1107 P.1108 P.1109 P.1110 P.1111 P.1112
USAAC designations	XC-44
RAF assigned names	Aldon

Idflieg G, GL, K, L and N-class bomber designations

G- class

AEG	G.I G.II G.III G.IV G.V
Albatros	G.I G.II G.III G.IV
Daimler	G.I G.II
Friedrichshafen	G.I G.II G.III G.IV G.V G.VI
Gotha	G.I G.II G.III G.IV G.V G.VI G.VII G.VIII G.IX G.X
Halberstadt	G.I
LFG	G.I
LVG	G.I G.II G.III
Rumpler	G.I G.II G.III
Schütte-Lanz	G.I
Siemens-Schuckert	G.I G.II G.III
Union	G.I

GL- class

Gotha	GL.VII GL.VIII

K- class

AEG	K.I
Fokker	K.I

L- class

Siemens-Schuckert	L.I

N- class

AEG	N.I
Albatros	N.I
BFW	N.I
Friedrichshafen	N.I
Sablatnig	N.I

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)