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  • Sopwith Triplane
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  • The Sopwith Triplane was a British single seat fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War. Pilots nicknamed it the Tripehound or simply the Tripe. The Triplane became operational with the Royal Naval Air Service in early 1917 and was immediately successful. The Triplane was nevertheless built in comparatively small numbers and was withdrawn from active service as Sopwith Camels arrived in the latter half of 1917. Surviving aircraft continued to serve as operational trainers until the end of the war.
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loaded weight main
  • 1541.0
max speed more
  • at 5,000 ft
Guns
  • 1
number of props
  • 1
length alt
  • 5.73 m
span main
  • 807.72
Endurance
  • 9900.0
more performance
  • 1590.0
height alt
  • 3.2 m
Introduced
  • December 1916
primary user
Type
type of prop
  • rotary engine
loading main
  • 6.130000
length main
  • 574.04
power alt
  • 97.0
area main
  • 231.0
power main
  • 130.0
height main
  • 320.04
span alt
  • 8 m
Manufacturer
max speed main
  • 117.0
engine (prop)
ceiling main
  • 20500.0
empty weight main
  • 1101.0
loaded weight alt
  • 700.0
area alt
  • 21.46
First Flight
  • 1916-05-28
max speed alt
  • 187.0
jet or prop?
  • prop
loading alt
  • 29.920000
empty weight alt
  • 500.0
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 6,250 m
Crew
  • 1
Number Built
  • 147
Designer
ref
  • British Aeroplanes 1914–18
abstract
  • The Sopwith Triplane was a British single seat fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War. Pilots nicknamed it the Tripehound or simply the Tripe. The Triplane became operational with the Royal Naval Air Service in early 1917 and was immediately successful. The Triplane was nevertheless built in comparatively small numbers and was withdrawn from active service as Sopwith Camels arrived in the latter half of 1917. Surviving aircraft continued to serve as operational trainers until the end of the war.