Roe II Triplane explained

The Roe II Triplane, sometimes known as the Mercury,^[1] was an early British aircraft and the first product of the Avro company. It was designed by Alliott Verdon Roe as a sturdier development of his wood-and-paper Roe I Triplane. Two examples were built, one as a display machine for Roe's new firm, and the second was sold to W. G. Windham. The longest recorded flight made by the Roe II Triplane was 600 ft (180 m).

References

• Book: Bell, Dana . The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Directory of Airplanes: their Designers and Manufacturers . 2002 . Greenhill Books . London .
• Book: Jackson, A.J. . Avro Aircraft since 1908 . 1990 . Putnam . London. 2nd. 0-85177-834-8 .
• Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London . 90 .
• Book: World Aircraft Information Files . Bright Star Publishing. London . File 889 Sheet 92 .

Notes and References

1. Bell 2002