Alexander Kartveli
Alexander Kartveli, born Alexander Kartvelishvili, was an influential aircraft engineer and a pioneer in American aviation history. Kartveli achieved important breakthroughs in military aviation in the time of turbojet fighters. He is considered to be one of the most important and innovative aircraft designers in US history and the world.
Alexander Kartvelishvili was born in Tiflis, Russian Empire, into a noble Georgian family. . He graduated from the grammar school in Tbilisi in 1914. Later on, he decided to move to France, as one of several aviation engineer aspirants of Georgian origin, such as Michael Gregor.
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