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'''Giuseppe Gabrielli''' (26 February 1903 |
'''Giuseppe Gabrielli''' (26 February 1903 – 29 November 1987) was an Italian [[Aerospace engineering|aeronautics engineer]]. He is famous as the designer of numerous Italian military aircraft, including the [[Fiat G.50 Freccia]] and [[FIAT G.55|G.55]] [[World War II]] fighters.<ref Name="NAE">{{cite book |title=Memorial Tributes, Volume 4 |last=Hoff |first=Nicholas J. |publisher=National Academy of Engineering|year= 1979 |pages=115–117 |isbn=9780309034821 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=AD8rAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Giuseppe+Gabrielli%22&pg=PA115 |accessdate= 5 November 2013}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
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[[Image:FIAT G.80.png|thumb|The FIAT G.80 was one of Gabrielli’s designs. |
[[Image:FIAT G.80.png|thumb|The FIAT G.80 was one of Gabrielli’s designs.]] |
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Giuseppe Gabrielli was born in [[Caltanissetta]], [[Sicily]], and studied at the [[Politecnico di Torino]] and at the [[RWTH Aachen University|Technische Hochschule]] of [[Aachen]], [[Germany]] under [[Theodore von Kármán]].{{sfn|Pozzato|1998}} Gabrielli began his work as designer at [[Piaggio Aerospace|Piaggio]], but was soon called to [[FIAT]] by [[Giovanni Agnelli]] to lead his aeronautics section. |
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Gabrielli designed 142 aircraft, all bearing his initial, including the G.50, the G.55 |
Gabrielli designed 142 aircraft, all bearing his initial, including the G.50, the G.55, the [[Fiat G.80|G.80]] (one of the first jets designed in Italy), the [[Aeritalia G.91]], which won a contest for a NATO standard fighter in the 1950s, and the [[G.222]], a military transport airplane, whose design was later evolved into the [[C-27J]] Spartan (with the addition of new engines and new avionics to the airframe). |
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Gabrielli was awarded the [[Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring]] from the [[Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt]] (German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics) for "outstanding contribution in the field of aerospace engineering" in 1967. |
Gabrielli was awarded the [[Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring]] from the [[Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt]] (German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics) for "outstanding contribution in the field of aerospace engineering" in 1967. |
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He died in [[Turin]] in 1987. |
He died in [[Turin]] in 1987.{{sfn|Pozzato|1998}} |
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Latest revision as of 17:57, 28 April 2023
Giuseppe Gabrielli (26 February 1903 – 29 November 1987) was an Italian aeronautics engineer. He is famous as the designer of numerous Italian military aircraft, including the Fiat G.50 Freccia and G.55 World War II fighters.[1]
Biography[edit]
Giuseppe Gabrielli was born in Caltanissetta, Sicily, and studied at the Politecnico di Torino and at the Technische Hochschule of Aachen, Germany under Theodore von Kármán.[2] Gabrielli began his work as designer at Piaggio, but was soon called to FIAT by Giovanni Agnelli to lead his aeronautics section.
Gabrielli designed 142 aircraft, all bearing his initial, including the G.50, the G.55, the G.80 (one of the first jets designed in Italy), the Aeritalia G.91, which won a contest for a NATO standard fighter in the 1950s, and the G.222, a military transport airplane, whose design was later evolved into the C-27J Spartan (with the addition of new engines and new avionics to the airframe).
Gabrielli was awarded the Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt (German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics) for "outstanding contribution in the field of aerospace engineering" in 1967.
References[edit]
- ^ Hoff, Nicholas J. (1979). Memorial Tributes, Volume 4. National Academy of Engineering. pp. 115–117. ISBN 9780309034821. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ a b Pozzato 1998.
Bibliography[edit]
- Pozzato, Enzo (1998). "GABRIELLI, Giuseppe". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 51: Gabbiani–Gamba (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
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