Filippo Zappata (July 6 1894 - August 30 1994) was an Italian engineer and aircraft designer. Zappata was born in Ancona. He worked for CRDA (Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico), Bleriot, Breda and Agusta: in the 1930s he designed a series of successful multi-engined hydroplanes such as the CANT Z.501, CANT Z.506 and the medium bomber CANT Z.1007. In the 1940s he designed a large four-engined airliner, the Breda-Zappata BZ.308. He died at Gallarate in 1994. Wikipedia
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