Trimotor

Trimotor

A trimotor is an aircraft powered by three piston engines. An aircraft with three jet engines is a trijet.

Trimotor designs were relatively common in the early days of aviation, as engines were less powerful and less reliable.

Notable trimotors include:

* The Fokker F.VII/3m (Netherlands/USA, 1925)
* The Ford Trimotor or "Tin Goose" (USA, 1926)
* The Short S.8 Calcutta flying boat (UK, 1928)
* The Junkers Ju 52/3m or "Iron Annie" (Germany, 1932)
* The Britten-Norman Trislander (UK, 1970)


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  • trimotor — TRIMOTÓR, trimotoare,adj. (În sintagma) Avion trimotor (şi substantivat, n.) = avion cu trei motoare. – Din fr. trimoteur. Trimis de LauraGellner, 01.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  trimotór adj. n., s. n., pl. trimotoáre …   Dicționar Român

  • trimotor — |ô| adj. 1. Que possui três motores. • s. m. 2. Aeroplano que possui três motores …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • trimotor — adj. Dicho especialmente de un avión: Que tiene tres motores. U. t. c. s.) …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • trimotor — ► adjetivo 1 Que tiene tres motores. ► sustantivo masculino 2 AERONÁUTICA Avión provisto de tres motores. * * * trimotor adj. y n. m. Se aplica a los *aviones que llevan tres motores. * * * trimotor. adj. Dicho especialmente de un avión: Que… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • trimotor — {{#}}{{LM T38735}}{{〓}} {{[}}trimotor{{]}} ‹tri·mo·tor› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Avión provisto de tres motores …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • trimotor — noun Date: 1923 an airplane powered by three engines …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • trimotor — trimotored, adj. /truy moh teuhr/, n. an airplane or other vehicle that has three motors. [1920 25; TRI + MOTOR] * * * …   Universalium

  • trimotor — 1. adjective Describing something that has three motors, especially an aircraft with three piston engines. 2. noun An aircraft with three piston motors. See Also: trijet …   Wiktionary

  • trimotor — tri|mo|tor Mot Agut Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • trimotór — adj. n., s. n., pl. trimotoáre …   Romanian orthography

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