Editing Piaggio Aerospace (section)

=== The separation between the aeronautical and motorcycle divisions ===
In the 1960s, both motorcycle and aeronautical production continued until 1964, the year in which the two divisions were officially split into two separate companies: aeronautical production continued with Armando (and later with Rinaldo, the founder's namesake grandson) in the Sestri Ponente plant under the name of Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Rinaldo Piaggio, while with [[Enrico Piaggio]] the [[Vespa]] was produced in the Pontedera plant.

[[File:Piaggio aero logo.gif|thumb|Old Piaggio Aero logo]]
[[File:2010-04-11 14 28 33 Switzerland Kloten Kaserne (cropped).jpg|thumb|Planform view of the [[Piaggio P.180 Avanti]], highlighting its unusual design]]