Filippo Zappata (6 July 1894 – 30 August 1994)[1] was an Italian engineer and aircraft designer.
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Zappata was born in Ancona. He worked for Gabardini, Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico (CANT), Blériot, Breda, and Agusta, In the 1930s he designed a series of successful multi-engined hydroplanes such as the CANT Z.501 flying boat, CANT Z.506 floatplane, and CANT Z.1007 medium bomber.[citation needed] In association with test pilot Mario Stoppani, Zappata's designs flew 15 first flights[clarification needed] and set 41 world aeronautical records.[2]
In the 1940s he designed a large four-engined airliner, the Breda-Zappata BZ.308, but the project was abandoned and never produced.[3][page needed]
He died at Gallarate in 1994 at the age of 100.
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