He died in 1930 while still working on the design of the Omnia Dir airship. Milan has dedicated to him its city airport, also named Linate Airport, as well as the nearby park, the Parco Forlanini. He also has an avenue named after him. Notes References Diego Brozzola. 1999. Aerei Italiani - "Il mio Idroplano" dell'Ing Enrico Forlanini (Italian) last accessed 2008-06-30 Gian Luca Lapini. 2004. Storia di Milano ::: Enrico Forlanini (Italian) last accessed 2008-06-30 OFFICINE LEONARDO DA VINCI THE HISTORY - Enrico Formanini and the Officine Leonardo da Vinci The New York Times Magazine. 1918-01-13 Page SM3. New Italian Airship Better Than Zeppelin, last accessed 2008-06-30 (full article) 1848 births 1930 deaths Engineers from Milan 19th-century Italian inventors Italian aerospace engineers Airship designers Polytechnic University of Milan alumni 20th-century Italian inventors