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Aeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b> T as Triplane <b>

Rome, Italy - For the writer, among the most fascinating planes in aviation history

The triplane is an aircraft equipped with six semi-wings, each of the same dimension and mounted one on the other. Usually the lower wing is mounted in correspondence with the inferior edge of the fuselage, the central wing in correspondence with the superior edge and the superior wing is supported by structures mounted on top of the fuselage. During WWI some aeronautic industries conceived this...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1083253
Rome, Italy, 12/10/2007 12:07
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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