Editing Piaggio Aerospace (section)

===Under Piaggio ownership and management===
[[File:Piaggo Focke-Wulf 149.jpg|thumb|A [[Piaggio P.149]]]]
[[File:Piaggio P166 Albatross ZU-NJZ (Ex SAAF 898) (2) (6925889329).jpg|thumb|A [[Piaggio P.166]] in flight]]

The Rinaldo Piaggio S.p.A company was founded in [[Sestri Ponente]], Genoa, Italy in 1884.<ref name = "corp history">{{cite web |url = http://www.piaggioaerospace.it/en/corporate |title = Corporate: History |publisher = Piaggio Aerospace |access-date = 27 March 2020}}</ref> Originally, the company was involved in the outfitting of [[ocean liner]]s and the manufacturing of [[rolling stock]] for the developing Italian railway infrastructure around the turn of the century. From the financial gains that it had garnered from these industries, Rinaldo Piaggio was able to construct a large factory based in [[Finale Ligure|Finale Marina or Finalmarina]] during 1906. 
In 1915 the company acquired the '''Officine Aeronautiche Francesco Oneto''' and began producing materials for the aeronautical industry.

The 1920s was a particularly turbulent and influential period in the company's history; Piaggio Aero brought on two new [[aerospace engineering|aeronautical engineer]]s, Giovanni Pegna and [[Giuseppe Gabrielli]], who both played a major role in developing Piaggio's aeronautical sector. Penga and Gabrielli worked together to create numerous technical solutions to aviation problems; to support their aerodynamic research, in 1928, Piaggio completed a new [[wind tunnel]].<ref name = "corp history"/>

During 1938, Senator Rinaldo Piaggio died at 71 years old, thus ending the Rinaldo Piaggio era. That same year, the firm finished construction of the new [[Piaggio P.108]] heavy bomber, its first four-engined aircraft.<ref name = "corp history"/>

In 1948, Piaggio launched the [[Piaggio P.136]], a twin-engine seaplane that was operated by the [[Italian Air Force]] and various other operators, often in liaison/sea transport capacity. The company also benefited from an increased demand for basic aircraft training; during 1953, the [[German Air Force]] ordered 265 [[Piaggio P.149]] trainers. By 1957, Piaggio had also developed the [[Piaggio P.166]], a twin-engine light transport aircraft, which was marketed and produced for military customers and civilian personnel worldwide.<ref name = "corp history"/>