He started as a student of the École polytechnique de l'université Paris-Sud where he created an aircraft that was submitted to the war department for development.
He developed an early experimental water cooled biplane in 1909 tested at Morris Park, Bronx intended to fly at the 1910 Gorden Bennett race.
[8] He also competed that year in the Aero Club of America competition, earning the tenth balloon license issued by the organization.
[11] He closed the International School of Aeronautics in late 1910 to seek his fortunes in Massachusetts as president of the Aeroplane Company of America with the intention of license building Farman aircraft.
[12] When asked about the alarming death rate of early aviators, Triaca said that "the science is right, the art is right, it is the individual who is at fault".