Kartveli

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Kartveli

(1) The self-designation of the Georgians. The term was derived from the Karts—an eastern Georgian tribe. The Karts, together with the Mingrelo-Laz (Chans) and Svans, were the basis for the formation of the Georgian people.

(2) The collective name of the Kartvelian tribes of ancient Georgia.

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Hangar No 31 will be renamed after Georgian aircraft designer Alexander Kartveli (Kartvelishvili), who created several types of combat aircraft for U.S.

During World War II, Kartveli created the P-47 Thunderbolt heavy fighter, largely used both in the U.S.

Georgian Defence Minister Irakli Alasania visited the Kartveli museum in the U.S.

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Matchabelli (Giorgi Machabeli), and the aircraft engineer Alexander Kartveli (Kartvelishvili), designer of the P-47 and F-84.

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During the 1950s, Ferri's work as a consultant brought him into a close association with Alexander Kartveli, chief engineer at Republic Aviation.

Louis Nucci, a longtime colleague of Fern, recalls that Fern and Kartveli "made good sparks.

To Ferri and Kartveli, however, even the ramjet was not fast enough.

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