Giuseppe Gabrielli

Giuseppe Gabrielli , born the February 26th 1903 with Caltanissetta, dead the November 29th 1987, is a prolific Italian aeronautical engineer.

He drew in particular the hunters FIAT G.50 and FIAT largely widespread G.55 during the Second world war and the hunter NATO FIAT G-91 in the years 1950.

A sicilian emigrated in north

Giuseppe Gabrielli was born on February 26th, 1903 with Caltanissetta, in Sicily. It leaves the Sicily at the 7 years age for Turin. He studies the aeronautical engineering with the Polytechnic Institut of Turin under the direction of the Professor Panetti . Graduate engineer in mechanics on July 31st, 1925, he is also prize winner of a grant of the Fondation Besso which enables him to continue its studies in Germany, with the Technical Université of Aachen. During this stay in Germany it ties close links with one of its professors, Theodore von Karman, specialist in aerodynamics. Of return in Italy in 1927, he becomes instructor in aeronautical engineering with the Polytechnic Institut of Turin . In 1949 it will be named there professor, station which it will occupy until the 70 years age in addition to his other activities. Because beside the courses of construction aeronautical that it exempts, it becomes in 1927 the assistant of Giovanni Pegna, then person in charge of the research department of the firm Piaggio with Genoa. Responsible for the development of the metal structures, its first success was to carry out a metal version of the Savoia-Marchetti S.55. With an alloy structure of aluminum the seaplane weighs 530 kg less than the wood original for a load factor which passes from 7 to 9.

A long association with FIAT

A success which holds the attention of the industrialist Giovanni Agnelli. Since 1931, 28 years old, Gabrielli is named with the head of an autonomous aeronautical department within the group FIAT. Giuseppe Gabrielli then will draw 142 planes, of which 63 were built and 17 products in great series. Among these apparatuses, all identified by the letter G, one raises in particular:

FIAT G.2, monoplane triplane cantilever for 6 passengers in 1932.
FIAT G.18, the commercial twin-engine fastest in service in 1938.
FIAT G.12, three-engined of transport which will be used during all the Second world war.
FIAT G.50, first Italian hunter monoplane metal with monocoque structure, in 1939.
the FIAT G.55, which flies to more than 600 km/h in 1943, but appeared to too late have an influence on the evolution of the Second world war.
FIAT G.80 in 1951, one of the first Italian hunters with reaction.
FIAT G.82, two-seater version of drive of the precedent appeared in 1954.
the FIAT G.91 which gains a competition organized by NATO in 1957 and was brought into service by the Italy and the Germany in particular.
FIAT G.222, its last project, which will be built by AERITALIA and will be adopted by USAF under designation C-27A Spartan.

A recognized personality

With the creation of AERITALIA in 1969 it gives up the research department, but continuous to direct FIAT Aviazione , which still produces engines of planes, while representing the Italy within many national authorities and international: International association of the Manufacturers of Aerospace Material, Royal Aeronautical Society, American Institute off Aeronautics and Astronautics, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt,…

Giuseppe Gabrielli is deceased with Turin the November 29th 1987. ----

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