Talk:Triplane

The article says:
 * "immortalised as the aircraft most closely identified with Manfred von Richthofen, the 'Red Baron'."

The truth is, von Richthofen more commonly flew the Fokker D.VII, which became so popular it was placed in licence production with Albatros. The Dr.I was championed by him, but never (or rarely) flown operationally by him. Trekphiler 00:18, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Tandem triplane
If this nomenclature really is in use, then (a) there should be a referenced source and (b) it should have an article of its own. This one is for aircraft with three pair of main planes, surely? --TraceyR (talk) 15:18, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

purpose of having three sets of wings not discussed
The purpose of triplanes having three sets of wings is not discussed. How do planes of such small build benefit from having so many sets of wings? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.240.152.3 (talk) 11:52, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Multiplanes - proposed article move
The section on other multiplanes is out of place here. Neither this section nor the remaining article is large enough to stand on its own. I propose moving the whole article to a more general title, say Multiplane (aircraft), and rearranging the content accordingly. Maybe later, when both halves are large enough to stand on their own, the article can be split. Comments? -- Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 12:10, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

List of triplanes
I have drafted a List of triplanes. It's fairly long, but not horrendously so. Should it be added to this article or should a separate page be created for it? &mdash; Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 22:42, 29 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Enough content for a seperate list article in my opinion. MilborneOne (talk) 22:50, 29 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Given the size of this article currently and the size of the list, I concur that it should be at List of triplanes. (Nice work BTW!) - The Bushranger One ping only 22:54, 29 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Now moved to List of triplanes. &mdash; Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 13:39, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

1848 ?
The first heavier-than-air craft to carry a person in free flight was a triplane, as far back as 1848 and long before the advent of powered flight. - Eh ? Are there any details available ? Even pictures ? thanks, --129.187.244.19 (talk) 08:53, 2 August 2019 (UTC)
 * The best information available on Wikipedia is at Early flying machines. In particular, see Early flying machines. Dolphin ( t ) 12:48, 2 August 2019 (UTC)