Tsotne Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Alexander Kartveli, born Alexander Kartvelishvili, (Georgian: ალექსანდრე ქართველიშვილი) (September 9, 1896 – June 20, 1974) was an influential aircraft engineer and a pioneer in American aviation history. The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt (Warthog) was designed by Kartveli and team in the 1960s and first deployed in 1972 – and exemplifies how Kartveli translated the need for a close air support fighter aircraft into the most potent fighter aircraft ever designed. http://www.alexanderkartveli.com/a10/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Kartveli :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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