Sopwith Triplane 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 was the first military triplane to see operational service. The Triplane joined Royal Naval Air Service squadrons in early 1917 and was immediately successful. It was nevertheless built in comparatively small numbers and was withdrawn from active service as Sopwith Camels arrived in the latter half of 1917. Surviving Triplanes continued to serve as operational trainers until the end of the war. The Triplane began as a private venture by the Sopwith Aviation Company.
Greene 1910 Biplane Greene 1910 Biplane In early 1910, Dr. William Greene designed, built and sold the successor to his own 1909 biplane in Mineola, Long Island at the Aeronautic Society's facility. This aircraft was a fairly conventional biplane in the Farman style. By mid April 1910, Greene had left New York City and moved to Rochester, NY to start a company to produce aircraft of his own design. Greene built the first of his 1910 biplanes for Roy W. Crosby of San Francisco, CA. This aircraft was originally equipped with a Curtiss motor but on later models, he used the Elbridge 2-stroke