Roy LoPresti
| Roy LoPresti | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Leroy Patrick LoPresti 9 June 1929 |
| Died |
7 August 2002 (aged 73) Lyndhurst, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Known for | Aircraft Engineering |
| Parent(s) | Agnes LaRusso LoPresti and Patrick LoPresti |
LeRoy Patrick "Roy" LoPresti (June 9, 1929 – August 7, 2002) was an eclectic American aeronautical engineer. He worked on projects as diverse as the Apollo Moon Program and missile design, served as advisor to the US Congress, became known as "Mr. Fast" in the general aviation field, and created an aircraft manufacturing, design and support company which is still in existence.
LoPresti designed the Grumman American AA-5, was Chief Engineer and Vice President of Engineering at Mooney where he designed the Mooney 201, and worked at both Beech Aircraft and Piper Aircraft before starting his own company, LoPresti Speed Merchants. Speed Merchants is obtaining FAA certification of the LoPresti Fury.
Roy LoPresti was born to Agnes LaRusso LoPresti and Patrick LoPresti in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. While attending New York University as an Aeronautical Engineering student Roy won a Chance Vought Design Award for "Best Student Light Airplane Design".
LoPresti graduated in 1950 and obtained employment with Grumman Aerospace on Long Island, New York, but was soon called to serve in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He became a pilot in the Air Force, serving a total of six years. During the Korean War he met and married Margaret "Peggy" LoPresti (1952). They would eventually have five children, a daughter and four sons. After his wartime service he returned to work at Wright Field on fighter design (flying and designing), a job he stated was "made in heaven."
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