Education
He graduated from the University of Milan as a Mechanical Engineer in 1943, and after teaching aircraft design became a freelance aircraft designer, being responsible for many well known aircraft designs.
He graduated from the University of Milan as a Mechanical Engineer in 1943, and after teaching aircraft design became a freelance aircraft designer, being responsible for many well known aircraft designs.
One of his best known designs is the Falco F8L.
F.M.1 Passero
F.4 Rondone
F.5
F.6 Airone
F.7 Rondone
F.8 Falco
F.9 Sparviero
F.14 Nibbio
F.15 Picchio
F.20 Pegaso
F.20TP Condor
F.22 Pinguino
F.30
F.200
F.250
F.260
San Francisco.260
F.400
F.480
San Francisco.600 Canguro (en: "Kangaroo")
F.1000
F.1300 Jet Squalus
F.2500
F.3000
F.3500 Sparviero
Aeromere F.8L America
Ambrosini F.4 Rondone
Ambrosini F.7 Rondone II
Aviamilano F.8L Series I Falco
Aviamilano F.8L Series II Falco
Aviamilano F.14 Nibbio
Aviamilano F.250 - first prototype powered by 187 kW (250 hp) Lycoming O-540-Agency for International Development
Aviamilano F.260 - two prototypes powered by 194 kW (260 hp) Lycoming O-540-E4A5
Caproni Trento F.5* Ditta Movo F.M.1 Passero
Frati Sky Arrow
Ditta Movo F.M.1 Passero
General Avia F.15 Picchio (Italian: "Woodpecker") - prototype with Lycoming O-320 engine and three seats (1 built)
General Avia F.15C - version with Continental IO-470 engine and tip tanks (1 built)
General Avia F.15D - proposed version similar to F.15B with Franklin engine (not built)
General Avia F.15E - all-metal version of F.15B with Continental IO-520K engine (1 built by General Avia)
General Avia F.15F Delfino - version of F.15E with bubble canopy (1 built by General Avia)
General Avia F.20TP Condor
General Avia F.22 Pinguino
General Avia F.3500 Sparviero
General Avia Airtruck
Golden Carolina F.30
Italair F.20 Pegaso
Joint-stock company Sokol F.15F Excalibur - F.15F built by Joint-stock company Sokol for HOAC
Laverda Super Falco Series IV
Pasotti F.6 Airone
Pasotti F.9 Sparviero
Piaggio 149 / Focke Wulf Piaggio 149D
Procaer Cobra
Procaer F.15A - initial production version with Lycoming O-360 engine and four seats (10 built by Procaer)
Procaer F.15B - similar to F.15A but with larger-span wings and fuel tanks relocated from fuselage to wings (20 built by Procaer)
Procaer Picchio
Promavia F.1300 Jet Squalus
Sequoia F.8L Falco
SIAI Marchetti San Francisco.260 - Production version of the F.260
SIAI Marchetti San Francisco.260 - Production version of the F.260
SIAI Marchetti San Francisco.260A - Initial production version. Built in small numbers. SIAI Marchetti San Francisco.260M - Militarised version with strengthened airframe and improved aerodynamics
SIAI Marchetti San Francisco.260AM - Italian Air Force version.
33 built.
SIAI Marchetti San Francisco.260ML - Export version for Libya. 240 built. SIAI Marchetti San Francisco.260W Warrior - Military version with weapons hardpoints
SIAI Marchetti San Francisco.260SW Sea Warrior - Coast patrol, fishery protection aircraft. One built. SIAI Marchetti San Francisco.260B - Civilian version incorporating improvements of the San Francisco-260M. Introduced 1974
SIAI Marchetti San Francisco.260C - Improved version of the San Francisco.260B. Introduced in 1977
SIAI Marchetti San Francisco.260TP - Allison 250-B17D turboprop version of the San Francisco.260C.
First flown in 1980
SIAI Marchetti San Francisco.260D - San Francisco.260C with uprated engine and other refinements.
Introduced in 1985
SIAI Marchetti San Francisco.260E - Uprated San Francisco.260D to compete for a United States Air Force contract but later marketed to other military buyers
SIAI Marchetti San Francisco.260F - As above, with fuel-injected engine(8 delivered Nov2010 to PAF)
SIAI Aermacchi San Francisco.260EA - Most recent variant for Italian Air Force. 30 built
Vulcanair San Francisco.600 Canguro (en: "Kangaroo")
Waco Meteor.