This aircraft was built after another well known triplane. While not as fast as contemporary biplanes, it could easily outclimb any opponent. Small, lightweight and highly maneuverable, it offered good upward visibility and lacked the traditional bracing wires that could be shot away during combat. This combination of features made it an outstanding plane in a dogfight. When this aircraft first entered service, detractors scoffed until experienced pilots showed what it could do in a fight. Flying a prototype, one ace shot down 10 aircraft in 6 days of aerial combat in 1917. This aircraft was not without problems; by late 1917, it was temporarily withdrawn from service when several pilots were killed as a result of wing failures. Despite structural improvements, this aircraft’s reputation never recovered.
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