Roe I Triplane

Roe I Triplane
A replica Roe I Triplane, at an event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the all-British "first flight" on Walthamstow Marshes
General information
TypeExperimental aircraft
ManufacturerAlliott Verdon Roe
Designer
Number built2
History
First flight5 June 1909 (but sources differ as to which attempt should first be regarded as a "flight")

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.[1] (Roe's previous biplane had a French engine).

  1. ^ Jackson 1990 p.6