Alexander Kartveli

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Alexander Kartveli was a Georgian-American aircraft designer renowned for creating several influential World War II and Cold War-era fighter aircraft for the Republic Aviation Company.

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Alexander Kartveli canonical 3

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instanceOf Georgian American
aeronautical engineer
aircraft designer
person
birthName Alexander Kartvelishvili
citizenship Georgia
United States of America
countryOfBirth Georgia
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1896-09-09
dateOfDeath 1974-07-20
designed Republic F-105 Thunderchief
linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Republic F-84 Thunderjet
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Republic P-43 Lancer
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash
Republic XF-103
Republic XP-72
employer Fairchild Aircraft
Fokker
Republic Aviation Company
linked to: Republic Aviation
era Cold War
World War II
ethnicGroup Georgians
familyName Kartvelishvili
fieldOfWork aeronautical engineering
aircraft design
fullName Alexander Kartveli
givenName Alexander
influenced development of American fighter aircraft
knownFor designing Cold War-era jet fighters
designing World War II fighter aircraft
work at Republic Aviation Company
notableAward Daniel Guggenheim Medal
notableWork Republic F-105 Thunderchief
linked to: F-105 Thunderchief

Republic F-84 Thunderjet
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash
occupation aircraft designer
engineer
placeOfBirth Tbilisi
Tiflis
linked to: Tbilisi

Tiflis, Russian Empire
linked to: Tiflis Governorate
placeOfDeath New York City
residence New York
United States of America
workedOn United States Air Force fighter programs
United States Army Air Forces fighter programs

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Republic P-47 Thunderbolt designer Alexander Kartveli
Alexander Kartveli fullName Alexander Kartveli
Batumi International Airport namedAfter Alexander Kartveli