This is a list of aircraft types having

triplane A triplane is a fixed-wing aircraft equipped with three vertically stacked wing planes. Tailplanes and canard foreplanes are not normally included in this count, although they occasionally are. Design principles The triplane arrangement may ...

wings. ! Type ! Country ! Date ! Role ! Status ! Notes , - ,

Albatros Dr.I The Albatros Dr. I was a German fighter triplane A triplane is a fixed-wing aircraft equipped with three vertically stacked wing planes. Tailplanes and canard foreplanes are not normally included in this count, although they occasionally ...

, , Germany , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Based on the

Albatros D.V The Albatros D.V is a fighter aircraft built by the Albatros Flugzeugwerke and used by the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' (Imperial German Air Service) during World War I. The D.V was the final development of the Albatros D.I family and the last Albatro ...

biplane. , - , Albatros Dr.II , , Germany , , 1918 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Based on the Albatros D.X biplane. , - ,

American Flea The American Flea Ship (Flea Triplane) is a homebuilt triplane design of the early 1930s. It is one of the first examples of a female-designed-and-built aircraft. One example is displayed at the Wings of a Dream Museum. Development The American ...

, , USA , , data-sort-value="1939.5", c. 1939 , , Private , , Homebuilt , , Triplane variant of the Mignet Pou du Ciel. Lower wing plane is all-moving ailerons. , - , Armstrong Whitworth F.K.5 , , United Kingdom , , 1915 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Never flown. Middle wing longer span than the others. , - ,

Armstrong Whitworth F.K.6 The Armstrong Whitworth F.K.5 and F.K.6 were experimental triplanes built as escort fighters by Armstrong Whitworth during the First World War. They carried two gunners in nacelles mounted on the centre wing. One example of each type was built ...

, , United Kingdom , , 1916 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Middle wing longer span than the others. , - , Astoux-Vedrines , , France , , data-sort-value="1916.5", c. 1916 , , Experimental , , Prototype , , Wing incidence could be varied in flight. , - ,

Austin Osprey The Austin A.F.T.3 Osprey was a prototype British fighter triplane of the First World War. Developed by the motor car manufacturer Austin as a replacement to the Sopwith Camel, only one was built, the Sopwith Snipe being preferred. Development ...

, , United Kingdom , , 1918 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , , - , Aviatik 30.24 , , Austria-Hungary , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Based on the

Aviatik (Berg) D.I The Aviatik (Berg) D.I, was a single-engine, single-seater biplane fighter that was developed and manufactured by the Austro-Hungarian branch of German aircraft company Aviatik. It was also known as Berg D.I or the ''Berg Fighter'', because it ...

biplane. , - , Avro 547 , , United Kingdom , , 1920 , , Transport , , Prototype , , 2 built. Based on the Avro 504, with a third wing added. , - , Battaille Triplane , , Belgium , , 1911 , , , , Prototype , , Designed by . Several short flights or hops. , - ,

Bell Oionus I The Oionus I was a tetrahedral triplane built for Alexander Graham Bell It was the culmination of Bell's experiments with kites built at Baddeck, Nova Scotia. The aircraft's design combined those of the Aerial Experiment Association (AEA)'s AEA ...

, , Canada , , 1910 , , Experimental , , Prototype , , Failed to fly. Triplane variant of Bell's octahedral wing. , - , Berliner Helicopter No.5 , , USA , , 1923 , , Experimental , , Prototype , , In 1923, the Helicopter incorporated triplane wings to allow for gliding in case of an engine failure. , - ,

Besson H-3 __NOTOC__ The Besson H-3 was a French civil touring triplane flying boat designed by the Marcel Besson company of Boulogne. One aircraft was built and the type did not enter production. Design and development The H-3 was designed as a civil tour ...

, , France , , 1921 , , Private , , , , or Besson MB.12 , - ,

Besson H-5 __NOTOC__ The Besson H-5 (or sometimes Besson MB-11) was a French transport quadruplane flying boat designed by the Marcel Besson company of Boulogne. The only H-5 was damaged and development was abandoned. Development The HB.5 (MB-10) originall ...

, , France , , 1922 , , Transport flying boat , , Prototype , , , - , Besson H-6 , , France , , 1921 , , Patrol , , , , Mailplane. Lower wing the largest and top wing the smallest. , - , Besson LB , , France , , 1919 , , Patrol , , , , Flying boat , - , Besson HB.2 , , France , , , , , , , , , - , Besson MB-10 , , France , , , , , , , , , - , Besson MB-11 , , France , , , , , , , , , - , Besson Hydravion école , , France , , 1919 , , , , , , Flying boat, exhibited at the 1919 Paris Aero Show. , - , , Blackburn Triplane , , United Kingdom , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Pusher propeller and boom-mounted empennage to allow an upwards-firing 2-pounder recoilless gun. , - ,

Boeing GA-1 The Boeing GA-1 (company designation Model 10) was an armored triplane. Designed in 1919, it was powered by a pair of modified Liberty engines driving pusher propellers. The first of the Engineering Division's heavily armored GAX series (groun ...

, , USA , , 1920 , , Attack , , Production , , Heavily armoured twin. 10 ordered, not operational. , - , Bousson-Borgnis triplane , , France , , 1908 , , , , Bomber , , Canard. Failed to fly. , - , ,

Bristol Braemar The Bristol Braemar was a British heavy bomber aircraft developed at the end of the First World War for the Royal Air Force. Only two prototypes were constructed. Development The prototype Braemar was developed in response to the establishment ...

, , United Kingdom , , 1918 , , Bomber , , Prototype , , Mk II flown in 1919. , - , ,

Bristol Pullman The Bristol Pullman was a British prototype passenger aircraft developed from the Braemar triplane heavy bomber. Design and development The Pullman was developed as a 14-passenger variant of the Braemar bomber. The third prototype Braemar was ...

, , United Kingdom , , 1920 , , Transport , , Prototype , , The Bristol Pullman 14-seat transport variant flew in 1920. , - , ,

Bristol Tramp The Bristol Tramp was a British steam-powered passenger and airmail transport aircraft designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. It was built but never flew. Development The Tramp was a development of Bristol's earlier Pullman passenger airc ...

, , United Kingdom , , 1921 , , Transport , , Prototype , , 2 built, never flown. , - ,

Caproni Ca.4 The Caproni Ca.4 was an Italian heavy bomber of the World War I era. Development After designing the successful Ca.3, Gianni Caproni of the Caproni works designed a much bigger aircraft. It shared the unusual layout of the Caproni Ca.3, being a ...

, , Italy , , 1914 , , Bomber , , Production , , Military designation of a line of bombers which would also see airliner variants. Types include the Ca.40,41,42,43,48,51,52,58,59. , - , Caproni Ca.40 , , Italy , , 1914 , , Bomber , , Prototype , , 3 built. , - ,

Caproni Ca.41 The Caproni Ca.4 was an Italian heavy bomber of the World War I era. Development After designing the successful Ca.3, Gianni Caproni of the Caproni works designed a much bigger aircraft. It shared the unusual layout of the Caproni Ca.3, being a ...

, , Italy , , 1918 , , Bomber , , Production , , Re-engined Ca.40. , - , Caproni Ca.42 , , Italy , , 1918 , , Bomber , , Production , , Re-engined Ca.41. , - ,

Caproni Ca.43 The Caproni Ca.4 was an Italian heavy bomber of the World War I era. Development After designing the successful Ca.3, Gianni Caproni of the Caproni works designed a much bigger aircraft. It shared the unusual layout of the Caproni Ca.3, being a ...

, , Italy , , 1918 , , Bomber , , Prototype , , Floatplane variant of the Ca.4. , - ,

Caproni Ca.48 The Caproni Ca.4 was an Italian heavy bomber of the World War I era. Development After designing the successful Ca.3, Gianni Caproni of the Caproni works designed a much bigger aircraft. It shared the unusual layout of the Caproni Ca.3, being ...

, , Italy , , 1919 , , Transport , , , , Converted from surplus Ca.42. , - , , Caproni Ca.49 , , Italy , , 1919 , , Transport , , Project , , Seaplane.Mulder, R.; (2009)
The civilian transport aircraft of Caproni (1918-1939)
(pdf). Retrieved 29 October 2013. , - , Caproni Ca.51 , , Italy , , , , Bomber , , , , Ca.42 variant with biplane tail and tail gun. , - , Caproni Ca.52 , , Italy , , 1918 , , Bomber , , Production , , Ca.42 built for the RNAS. Six built. , - , Caproni Ca 53 , , Italy , , 1917 , , Bomber , , Prototype , , 1 completed, never flown. Preserved in the Gianni Caproni Museum of Aeronautics. , - , Caproni Ca.54 , , Italy , , 1919 , , Transport , , , , Conversion of the Caproni Ca 53. , - , Caproni Ca.55 , , Italy , , 1920 , , Transport , , , , Seaplane derived from the Caproni Ca 54. , - , Caproni Ca.58 , , Italy , , , , Transport , , , , Ca.48 re-engined with Fiat A.14 or Isotta Fraschini V.6. , - , Caproni Ca.59 , , Italy , , , , Transport , , Project , , Designation of Ca.58 intended for customers outside Italy. , - ,

Caproni Ca.60 The Caproni Ca.60 Transaereo, often referred to as the Noviplano (nine-wing) or Capronissimo, was the prototype of a large nine-wing flying boat intended to become a 100-passenger transatlantic airliner. It featured eight engines and three sets ...

, , Italy , , 1921 , , Transport , , Prototype , , The "Noviplano" was a triple tandem triplane which crashed on its maiden flight. , - , Caproni-Pensuti triplane , , Italy , , 1920 , , Private , , , , , - , ,

Catron & Fisk CF-10 The Catron & Fisk CF-10 aka International CF-10 was a triplane airliner developed by the Catron & Fisk Airplane and Engine Co. in the early 1920s. One example of the type was converted for use in the Dole Air Derby endurance race of 1927. Dev ...

, , USA , , data-sort-value="1925.5", c. 1925 , , Transport , , , , , - , Curtiss 18-T , , USA , , 1918 , , Fighter , , Production , , Known variously as the "Wasp" and the "Kirkham". , - ,

Curtiss Autoplane The Curtiss Autoplane, invented by Glenn Curtiss in 1917, is widely considered the first attempt to build a roadable aircraft. Although the vehicle was capable of lifting off the ground, it never achieved full flight. Development and design The ...

, , USA , , 1917 , , Private , , Prototype , , Flying car. Flew only short hops. , - ,

Curtiss BT Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (1909 – 1929) was an American aircraft manufacturer originally founded by Glenn Hammond Curtiss and Augustus Moore Herring in Hammondsport, New York. After significant commercial success in its first decades ...

, , USA , , 1917 , , Utility , , Prototype , , Seaplane, referred to as the "Flying lifeboat" or "Baby T". , - , Curtiss Model FL , , USA , , 1917 , , , , Prototype , , Flying boat comprising Model F hull with Model L wings. , - , Curtiss GS-1 , , USA , , 1918 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Floatplane. , - , ,

Curtiss Model L The Curtiss Model L was a triplane trainer aircraft in the United States in 1916 by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York. Development It was a largely conventional design with the upper two wings of equal span and a shorter-s ...

, , USA , , 1916 , , Trainer , , Production , , Landplane and floatplane variants. , - , ,

Curtiss Model S The Curtiss Model S (also known as Speed Scout or Model 10) was a single-seat fighter aircraft.Angelucci, 1987. pp. 112-113. Development and design The Model S was Curtiss' first attempt at a fast and maneuverable single-seat fighter. The first ...

, , USA , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Production , , S-4 and S-5 were floatplanes. , - ,

Curtiss Model T The Wanamaker Triplane or Curtiss Model T, retroactively renamed Curtiss Model 3 was a large experimental four-engined triplane patrol flying boat of World War I. It was the first four-engined aircraft built in the United States. Only a single ...

, , USA , , 1916 , , Patrol , , Prototype , , Flying boat. Known as the "Wanamaker" , - , Curtiss-Judson Triplane , , USA , , 1917 , , Utility flying boat , , Operational , , Flying boat. Slightly enlarged triplane version of the standard Curtiss F-Boat. , - , Curiss-Cox racer , , USA , , 1921 , , Private , , Operational , , Also called the "Cactus kitten", a one-off triplane conversion of Cox's "Texas wildcat". , - , Dorand 1908 triplane , , France , , 1908 , , , , Prototype , , Military triplane. , - , ,

Dufaux triplane The so-called Dufaux triplane was an unnamed experimental aircraft built in Switzerland in 1908. It was constructed by the brothers Armand and Henri Dufaux who had previously experimented with a model helicopter. This new aircraft incorporated ...

, , Switzerland , , 1908 , , Experimental , , Prototype , , Tandem triplane with biplane tail and tiltrotor. Failed to fly. , - ,

Dunne-Huntington Triplane The Dunne-Huntington triplane, sometimes referred to as a biplane, was a pioneer aircraft designed by J. W. Dunne and built by A. K. Huntington. It was of unusual staggered triple-tandem configuration and an early example of an inherently sta ...

, , UK , , data-sort-value="1910.5", 1910 or 1911 , , Experimental , , Prototype , , Not strictly a triplane but a

three-surface aircraft A three-surface aircraft or sometimes three-lifting-surface aircraft has a foreplane, a central wing and a tailplane. The central wing surface always provides lift and is usually the largest, while the functions of the fore and aft planes may ...

, having a pair of tandem wings with a third set above and between them, but referred to as a "triplane" by its designer,

J. W. Dunne John William Dunne (2 December 1875 – 24 August 1949) was a British soldier, aeronautical engineer and philosopher. As a young man he fought in the Second Boer War, before becoming a pioneering aeroplane designer in the early years of the 20th ...

. , - ,

DFW T.34 II DFW may refer to: Businesses *, an early twentieth century German aircraft manufacturer *Dutch FilmWorks, a film distributor *Duty Free World, a US-based in-flight shopping company Government agencies *Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (Mass ...

, , Germany , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , , - , ,

Ellehammer triplane __NOTOC__ The Ellehammer triplane was a pioneering aircraft built in Denmark in 1907. Unlike Ellehammer's semi-biplane of the previous year, this (otherwise unnamed) triplane was capable of making free, untethered flights. The aircraft featured t ...

, , Denmark , , 1907 , , Experimental , , Prototype , , First powered triplane to fly. , - , Euler Dreidecker Type 1 , , Germany , , 1916 , , Trainer , , Prototype , , , - , Euler Dreidecker Type 2 , , Germany , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Later modified as a biplane. , - , Euler Dreidecker Type 3 , , Germany , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Later modified as a biplane. , - , Euler Dreidecker Type 4 , , Germany , , 1918 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , , - , Euler Dreidecker Type 5 , , Germany , , 1918 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Triplane variant of the Euler Vierdecker

quadruplane In aviation, a multiplane is a fixed-wing aircraft-configuration featuring multiple wing planes. The wing planes may be stacked one above another, or one behind another, or both in combination. Types having a small number of planes have specific nam ...

. , - , Faccioli Triplane , , Italy , , 1909 , , Experimental , , Prototype , , Crashed after a short hop. , - , Farman Voisin , , France , , 1908 , , Experimental , , Prototype , , Original Voisin machine modified to a triplane. , - ,

Felixstowe Fury The Felixstowe F.4 Fury ( serial ''N123''), also known as the Porte Super-Baby, was a large British, five-engined triplane flying-boat designed by John Cyril Porte at the Seaplane Experimental Station, Felixstowe, inspired by the Wanamaker Tr ...

, , United Kingdom , , 1918 , , Long-range flying boat , , Prototype , , Flying boat. Also known as the Porte Super-Baby , - ,

Fokker Dr.1 The Fokker Dr.I (''Dreidecker'', "triplane" in German), often known simply as the Fokker Triplane, was a World War I fighter aircraft built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. The Dr.I saw widespread service in the spring of 1918. It became famous as the ...

, , Germany , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Production , , Braced variant of the V.4, first flown as the V.5 , - , Fokker V.4 , , Germany , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Cantilever wings. , - , Fokker V.6 , , Germany , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , , - ,

Fokker V.8 Fokker V.8 was a five-winged aircraft built by Fokker for the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' during World War I. After the initial success of the Fokker Dr.I triplane, Anthony Fokker proposed a quintuplane, reasoning that if three wings were good, five ...

, , Germany , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Tandem design, having a triplane fore wing, biplane rear wing and monoplane tail stabiliser. , - ,

Friedrichshafen FF.60 The Friedrichshafen FF.60 was a German experimental floatplane produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen. Development and design The FF.60 was an experimental large triplane floatplane, powered by four Mercedes D.III engines. Its first flight too ...

, , Germany , , 1918 , , Experimental , , Prototype , , Floatplane , - , Goupy No.1 , , France , , 1908 , , Experimental , , Prototype , , , - , Grade triplane , , Germany , , 1908 , , Experimental , , Prototype , ,

Hans Grade Hans Grade (May 17, 1879 – October 22, 1946) was a German aviation pioneer. Hans Grade was born in Köslin, Pomerania. On 28 October 1908 he successfully conducted the first motor-flight over German soil in a motorised triplane aircraft ...

. first German-built aeroplane to fly , - , Groos triplane , , France , , 1909 , , Experimental , , Prototype , , Alfred Groos' second design was a triplane which failed to fly. , - ,

Hansa-Brandenburg CC The Hansa-Brandenburg CC was a single-seat German fighter flying boat of World War I. It was used by both the ''Kaiserliche Marine'' (Imperial German Navy) and the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Development and design The Hansa-Brandenburg CC (where th ...

Triplane , , Germany , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Seaplane. One-off triplane variant of production biplane. , - ,

Hansa-Brandenburg L.16 The Hansa-Brandenburg L.16, was an Experimental aircraft, experimental triplane Fighter aircraft, fighter that was designed in the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the First World War. Specifications (Hansa-Brandenburg L.16) References Further ...

, , Germany , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , , - , Hansa-Brandenburg W.17 , , Germany , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Seaplane. Cantilever bottom wing. , - , Labourdette-Halbronn H.T.1 , , France , , 1918 , , Bomber , , Prototype , , 1 flown. Twin-hulled flying boat. , - , Labourdette-Halbronn H.T.2 , , France , , 1919 , , Bomber , , Prototype , , 2 flown. Development of the H.T.1 , - , Levy-Besson Alerte , , France , , 1917 , , Patrol , , Production , , Flying boat. Centre wing longer than the others. 100 built, used for patrol and ASW bombing rather than the "Alerte" role. , - , Levy-Besson 450-hp , , France , , 1918 , , , , , , Flying boat , - , Levy-Besson 300-hp , , France , , data-sort-value="1918.5", c. 1918 , , , , , , Flying boat. Under construction in 1918 , - , Levy-Besson 500-hp , , France , , data-sort-value="1918.5", c. 1918 , , , , , , Flying boat never completed? , - , Levy-Besson High Seas , , France , , data-sort-value="1919.5", c. 1919 , , , , Production , , Flying boat. Production batch of 100 was cancelled after some had been completed. Top and centre wings of equal span, bottom wing shorter. , - , Levy Besson HB.2 , , France , , 1919 , , , , , , , - , LFG Roland D.IV , , Germany , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Also known as the Dr. I. , - , Lloyd 40.15 , , Austria-Hungary , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , , - , Lohner Typ A , , Austria-Hungary , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Later redesignated the 111.04. , - ,

Mitsubishi 1MT The Mitsubishi 1MT was a Japanese single-seat triplane torpedo bomber built by Mitsubishi for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. Designed by the former Sopwith designer Herbert Smith it was intended for use aboard the Japanese aircraft car ...

, , Japan , , 1922 , , Bomber , , Production , , Navy Type 10. , - , Morane-Saulnier TRK , , France , , 1915 , , Bomber , , Prototype , , 1 built. , - , Naval Aircraft Factory Giant Boat , , USA , , 1919 , , Patrol , , Prototype , , Flying boat. Never completed. , - , ,

Nieuport 10 The Nieuport 10 (or Nieuport XB in contemporary sources) was a French First World War sesquiplane that filled a wide variety of roles, including reconnaissance, fighter and trainer. Design and development In January 1914, designer Gustave Delag ...

Triplane , , France , , 1915 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Extreme backwards stagger of top plane. , - , ,

Nieuport 17 The Nieuport 17 C.1 (or Nieuport XVII C.1 in contemporary sources) was a French sesquiplane fighter designed and manufactured by the Nieuport company during World War I. An improvement over the Nieuport 11, it was a little larger than earlier N ...

Triplane , , France , , 1916 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Extreme backwards stagger of top plane. , - , ,

Nieuport 17bis The Nieuport 17bis C.1 (or Nieuport XVIIbis C.1 in contemporary sources) was a World War I French single-seat sesquiplane fighter that was produced under licence in the United Kingdom in small numbers for the Royal Naval Air Service. Developme ...

Triplane , , France , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Extreme backwards stagger of top plane. , - , ,

Nieuport London The Nieuport London was a British night bomber aircraft designed in the First World War. A twin-engined triplane, the London was dogged by the unavailability and unreliability of its engines, and did not fly until 1920. Only two were built. De ...

, , UK , , 1920 , , Bomber , , Prototype , , Planned night bomber , - , Oeffag Type CF , , Austria-Hungary , , 1918 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , , - ,

Parnall Possum The Parnall Possum was an experimental triplane, with a single, central engine driving wing-mounted propellers via shafts and gears. Two of these British aircraft were built in the mid-1920s. Design and development The Parnall Possum was one ...

, , UK , , 1923 , , Experimental , , Prototype , , Research into centrally-mounted engine. , - , Pfalz Dr-Typ , , Germany , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Based on the Pfalz D.III biplane. , - , Pfalz Dr.I , , Germany , , 1918 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Pre-series batch of 10 delivered. , - , Pfalz Dr.II , , Germany , , 1918 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , , - , Richter triplane , , Germany , , 1923 , , Private , , Prototype , , Hang-glider. One of several types flown by Hans Richter having varying numbers of planes. , - , Rodjestveisky triplane , , Russia , , 1911 , , Experimental , , Prototype , , , - ,

Roe I Triplane The Roe I Triplane (often later referred to as the Avro Triplane) was an early aircraft designed and built by A.V. Roe which was the first all-British aircraft to fly.Jackson 1990 p.6 (Roe's previous biplane had a French engine). Backgroun ...

, , United Kingdom , , 1909 , , Experimental , , Prototype , , Has been described as a tandem triplane due to its relatively large triplane aft plane."A. V. Goes Back"
''Flight'', 2 July 1954, p.2 , - ,

Roe II Triplane __NOTOC__ The Roe II Triplane, sometimes known as the Mercury,Bell 2002 was an early British aircraft and the first product of the Avro company. It was designed by Alliott Verdon Roe as a sturdier development of his wood-and-paper Roe I Tripla ...

, , United Kingdom , , 1910 , , Experimental , , Prototype , , 2 built. , - ,

Roe III Triplane The Roe III Triplane was an early aircraft designed by the British aircraft manufacturer Avro. In configuration, it was similar to the Roe II Triplane, with a triplane tailplane and an open-top fuselage of triangular cross-section, but the Roe ...

, , United Kingdom , , 1910 , , Private , , Production , , Small number sold. , - ,

Roe IV Triplane The Roe IV Triplane was an early British aircraft designed by Alliott Verdon Roe and built by A.V. Roe and Company. It was first flown in September 1910. Design and development The Roe IV Triplane resembled Roe's Type III, being a tractor co ...

, , United Kingdom , , 1910 , , Experimental , , Prototype , , , - , Sablatnig SF.4Dr , , Germany , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Floatplane. Redesigned triplane variant of the SF.4 biplane. , - , , , Soviet Union , , 1922 , , Bomber , , , , , - , Schütte-Lanz Dr.I , , Germany , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , , - , Siemens-Schuckert Dr.I , , Germany , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , , - ,

Siemens-Schuckert DDr.I The Siemens-Schuckert DDr.I was a World War I German twin engine, push-pull configuration triplane fighter aircraft. Only one was built, crashing on its first flight. Design and development The unusual DDr.I was one of the first aircraft to ha ...

, , Germany , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , , - ,

Sopwith Cobham The Sopwith Cobham was a British twin-engined triplane bomber aircraft designed and built by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War. The only twin-engined aircraft built by Sopwith, the Cobham did not fly until after the end o ...

, , United Kingdom , , 1919 , , Bomber , , Prototype , , 3 flown , - , Sopwith Hispano-Suiza Triplane , , United Kingdom , , 1916 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , 2 flown. , - , Sopwith L.R.T.Tr. , , United Kingdom , , 1916 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , Combined escort fighter and airship interceptor. , - , Sopwith Rhino , , United Kingdom , , 1917 , , Bomber , , Prototype , , 2 flown , - , Sopwith Snark , , United Kingdom , , 1919 , , Fighter , , Prototype , , 3 flown , - ,

Sopwith Triplane The Sopwith Triplane was a British single seat fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War. It has the distinction of being the first military triplane to see operational service. The ...

, , United Kingdom , , 1916 , , Fighter , , Production , , First military triplane in service. , - , Stringfellow triplane , , United Kingdom , , 1868 , , Experimental , , Project , ,

John Stringfellow John Stringfellow (1799 – 13 December 1883) was a British early aeronautical inventor, known for his work on the aerial steam carriage with William Samuel Henson. Life Stringfellow was born in Attercliffe, England to Martha ée Gil ...

showed his design at the world's first aeronautical exhibition, at the

Crystal Palace Crystal Palace may refer to: Places Canada * Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick * Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario * Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition building ...

, London. , - ,

Tarrant Tabor The Tarrant Tabor was a British triplane bomber designed towards the end of the First World War and was briefly the world's largest aircraft. It crashed, with fatalities, on its first flight. Development The Tabor was the first and only aircraft ...

, , United Kingdom , , 1919 , , Bomber , , Prototype , , Crashed on its maiden flight. , - ,

Voisin Triplane The Voisin Triplanes were large experimental bombers built by Voisin in 1915 and 1916. After unsuccessful trials of the 1915 prototype a modified version with more powerful engines was built in 1916, as the Voisin E.28, but the type did not ent ...

, , France , , 1916 , , Bomber , , Prototype , , 3 flown , - ,

Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 The Wittemann-Lewis NBL-1 "Barling Bomber"''Report on Official Performance Test of Barling Bomber, NLB-1, P-303, Light Load Configuration'', 14 April 1926. was an experimental long-range, heavy bomber built for the United States Army Air Service i ...

, , USA , , 1923 , , Bomber , , Prototype , , also known as "Barling Bomber". Same designer as Tabor. , - , W.K.F. 80.05 , , Austria-Hungary , , 1917 , , Fighter , , Prototype , ,

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