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Filippo Zappata
Filippo Zappata in the 1930s
Born
(1894-07-06)6 July 1894
Ancona, Kingdom of Italy
Died
30 August 1994(1994-08-30) (aged 100)
Gallarate, Italy
Burial place
Cimitero di Tavernelle
Nationality
Italian
Alma mater
Regia Scuola Superiore Navale di Genova
Occupation(s)
Aeronautical engineer, aircraft designer
Known for
development of the CANT Z.1007 for Fascist Italy
Awards
Legion of Honour (1932)
Gold Medal of Aeronautic Valor (1991)
Military career
Allegiance
Kingdom of Italy
Service/branch
Bersaglieri
Years of service
1915–1918
Rank
Capitano
Scientific career
Fields
Aerodynamics
Institutions
Officine Aeronautiche Gabardini
Blériot Aéronautique
Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico
Società Italiana Ernesto Breda
Agusta
Filippo Zappata (6 July 1894 – 30 August 1994)[1] was an Italian engineer and aircraft designer. He worked for Officine Aeronautiche Gabardini, Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico (CANT), Blériot, Breda, and Agusta. Zappata was the designer of many record-breaking seaplanes.[2]
^"ZAPPATA FILIPPO". Il Portale dell'Aeronautica Militare - Le schede. Ministero Della Difesa. May 9, 2002. Archived from the original on 25 March 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
^"An Italian Light Transport". Flying Magazine. 24 (2): 62. February 1939. ISSN 0015-4806.
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