Luigi Pascale

Luigi Pascale (1923 – 14 March 2017) was an Italian engineer designer of light aircraft.

He was the founder of the aircraft manufacturers Partenavia and Tecnam, the latter a company he started with his brother Giovanni.

In 1951 Pascale received a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, after which he became an instructor at Naples University.

He was elevated to rank of Professor by 1957, when he founded the Italian aircraft design/manufacturing firm Partenavia.

In 1986 the two Pascale brothers founded the Italian aircraft design/manufacturing firm Tecnam.