Alexander Kartveli

Alexander Kartveli
ალექსანდრე ქართველი
Born
Aleksandre Kartvelishvili

(1896-09-09)9 September 1896
Tiflis, Russian Empire (now Tbilisi, Georgia)
Died20 July 1974(1974-07-20) (aged 77)
NationalityGeorgian, French
CitizenshipUnited States[1]
EducationInstitut supérieur de l'aéronautique et de l'espace
OccupationAircraft engineer
Engineering career
DisciplineAeronautical engineering
Employer(s)Republic Aviation
Projects P-47 Thunderbolt
F-84 Thunderjet
F-105 Thunderchief
A-10 Thunderbolt II

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]

  1. ^ "US pays tribute to Georgian-American legendary aircraft designer Alexander Kartveli | Embassy of Georgia". November 28, 2016.
  2. ^ Air Warfare: an International ..., p. 346, at Google Books (June 30, 2002). Retrieved on October 17, 2011.