Voisin Triplane

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Voisin Triplane
Voisin Triplane ExCC.jpg
1916 version of the Voisin Triplane
Role Bomber
National origin France
Manufacturer Société Anonyme des Aéroplanes G. Voisin
First flight1915 (E.28 1919?) [1]
Number built2
1915 Triplane Voisin model 1915.jpg
1915 Triplane

The Voisin Triplanes were large experimental bombers built by Voisin in 1915 and 1916. After unsuccessful trials of the 1915 prototype a modified version with more powerful engines was built in 1916, as the Voisin E.28, but the type did not enter production. [1] [2]

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Design and development

The Voisin 1915 Triplane [3] had an unorthodox configuration, the tail surfaces being supported between the fuselage and an upper boom attached to the centre section of the upper wing. The four engines were installed in tandem in two nacelles on the centre wing. Two gun positions were provided, one the nose and second behind the trailing edge of the wings, firing downwards through an aperture in the fuselage. [1] [2] [4]

The first aircraft built was powered by four 150 hp (110 kW) engines but performance was unsatisfactory, and a second aircraft was built, designated E.28, powered by four 200 hp (150 kW) Hispano-Suiza engines, and a redesigned circular section fuselage. [1] [4]

Specifications (Voisin E.28)

Data from French aircraft of the First World War, [1] Flight [2]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Davilla, Dr. James J.; Soltan, Arthur M. (January 2002). French aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press. p. 552. ISBN   1891268090.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Voisin Experimental Bombing Triplane". Flight. XI (47). London: St. Martin's Publishing Co. (Limited): 1496–1497. November 20, 1919. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  3. "Aeroplanes G. Voisin" (PDF). Société anonyme des aéroplanes G. Voisin, 1920s. 1920-01-01. Retrieved 2025-07-05 via Revs Institute.
  4. 1 2 Bowers, Peter M.; McDowall, Ernest R. (1993). Triplanes: A Pictorial History of the World's Triplanes and Multiplanes. St. Paul, MN: Motorbooks International. pp. 100–103. ISBN   0879386142.