Luigi Stipa | |
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Born | |
Died | 9 January 1992 Ancona, Italy | (aged 91)
Occupation(s) | Aeronautical engineer, hydraulic engineer, civil engineer, aircraft designer |
Years active | fl. 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.