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The '''Sopwith Triplane''' was a single seater [[triplane]] [[fighter aircraft]] used by the [[United Kingdom|British]] in [[World War I]]. It was manufactured by the [[Sopwith Aviation Company]] and was nicknamed the ''Tripe'' or the ''Tripehound''.
Designed, like the [[Sopwith Pup]], by [[Herbert Smith]] the Triplane possessed a [[fuselage]] similar to that of the Pup, although the disposition of spacers, formers and stringers differed. Likewise the [[tailplane]], [[Elevator (aircraft)|elevator]]s, [[rudder]] and fin resembled those of the Pup. Initially powered by a 110 hp [[Clerget]] 9Z nine-cylinder [[rotary engine]], however most planes were fitted with a 130 hp Clerget 9B rotary. At least one Triplane was tested with [[Le Rhône 9J|110 hp Le Rhône]] rotary engine.
Introduced in November [[1916]] the Sopwith Triplane was flown by the [[Royal Naval Air Service]] and the [[French Navy]]. A total 152 were built. By almost all accounts, the Triplane was a very pleasant and easy airplane to fly, with effective, well-harmonised controls. In sharp contrast to the [[Sopwith Camel]], the Triplane could be trimmed to fly hands-off. While the Triplane was more agile and a faster climber than most contemporary scouts, it was slower in a dive than German aircraft of the time. In a steep dive, the wings sometimes collapsed due to inadequate wire bracing.
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