Salmson 3
The Salmson 3 C.1 was a French World War I biplane fighter aircraft developed by Salmson which lost out in competition to the SPAD XIII and Morane-Saulnier AI.Design
The Sal 3 C1 was a biplane of all-wood construction, originally built with a Salmson 9Z, but re-engined with a Salmson 9Zm in an effort to rectify deficiencies in performance.
Flight tests began in late 1917, but pilots complained of poor visibility and difficulties operating the machine. Although the Salmson 3 prototype was returned to the factory for modifications, further tests were unable remedy the deficiencies sufficiently, and the French military judged the Salmson 3 to be inferior to the SPAD XIII in performance.
