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triplane

[ trahy-pleyn ]

  1. an airplane with three supporting wings, one above another: a design used mainly in the early history of the airplane.


triplane

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noun

  1. an aeroplane having three wings arranged one above the other
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of triplane1

First recorded in 1905–10; tri- + plane 1
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Hadrava has also build a replica of the German World War One triplane Fokker Dr. I, and his next plan is to construct another historical plane, the French Deperdussin.

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His final flight in The Hawk took place when mechanical problems prevented him from testing his powered triplane.

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One of several planes Von Richthofen flew was a bright red Fokker DR.1 triplane that was highly maneuverable in dogfights.

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Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘I had to have something else, just to keep my brain alive’: in his Fokker Dr1 triplane.

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The Fokker Dr1 triplane, recreated by a Derbyshire engineer, is being flown at the Derby Aero Club in Egginton, Derbyshire.

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