Luigi Stipa

Luigi Stipa
Luigi Stipa, probably sometime in the 1920s or 1930s
Born(1900-11-30)30 November 1900
Appignano del Tronto, Italy
Died9 January 1992(1992-01-09) (aged 91)
Ancona, Italy
Occupation(s)Aeronautical engineer, hydraulic engineer, civil engineer, aircraft designer
Years activefl. ca. 1920s–1930s

Luigi Stipa (30 November 1900 – 9 January 1992) was an Italian aeronautical, hydraulic, and civil engineer and aircraft designer who invented the "intubed propeller" for aircraft, a concept that some aviation historians view as the predecessor of the turbofan engine.

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