Sala N1
Fratelli Sala · Italy · first flew 1933 · glider
The Sala N1 or N1 Sala was a single-seat, 18 m span competition glider built in Italy in 1933. Only one was constructed.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | High-wing monoplane with the wing on a fuselage pedestal, braced by a pair of parallel faired wooden struts each side |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- High-wing monoplane with the wing on a fuselage pedestal, braced by a pair of parallel faired wooden struts each side
- Rectangular centre section with strongly tapered, round-tipped outer panels
- Tall curved balanced rudder reaching the keel, with the tailplane mounted on top of the fuselage
A fabric-covered high-aspect-ratio glider with a high wing on a pedestal, an ovoid plywood fuselage, an ash landing skid and a tall curved rudder.
Specifications
- The Sala N1 has a length of 6.42 m (21 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 18 m (59 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
The N1 was designed by Guglielmo Negri and built by Fratelli Sala, whose main occupation was the production of wooden propellers for the military. Some authors have suggested a date of 1937, but reconstructed pre-war Italian civil registers give a May 1933 registration for the sole example, I-ABEY, based at Milan-Taliedo.
Variants
Only one N1 was built, so there were no variants.
Where you'll see it
The sole glider, I-ABEY, was based at Milan-Taliedo. Its open cockpit lacked a windscreen but carried an airspeed indicator, altimeter, turn and bank indicator and variometer.
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