Luigi Stipa was highly skilled in mathematics and aeronautical engineering, honed his talent at the Engineering Division of the Italian Air Ministry. When he was commissioned by the Italian government ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Buoyed by the Italian government funding of his project, and interest in his work from the Italian aeronautics community, Stipa patented his design in Italy, the ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Some aeronautical historians see similarities between Stipa’s tubed propeller design and turbofan engines. The Stipa-Caproni was an experimental airplane designed by the ...