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Alexander Kartveli
Georgian-American aircraft engineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander Kartveli, born Aleksandre Kartvelishvili, (Georgian: ალექსანდრე ქართველიშვილი; September 9, 1896 – July 20, 1974) was a Georgian aeronautical engineer and an aviation pioneer in the United States. Kartveli achieved important breakthroughs in military aviation in the time of turbojet fighters.[2]
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Alexander Kartveli ალექსანდრე ქართველი | |
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Born | Aleksandre Kartvelishvili (1896-09-09)9 September 1896 |
Died | 20 July 1974(1974-07-20) (aged 77) Huntington, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | Georgian, French |
Citizenship | United States[1] |
Education | Institut supérieur de l'aéronautique et de l'espace |
Occupation | Aircraft engineer |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Aeronautical engineering |
Employer(s) | Republic Aviation |
Projects | P-47 Thunderbolt F-84 Thunderjet F-105 Thunderchief A-10 Thunderbolt II |
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