PERSONAL IMAGES
Kartveli's home in Huntington, Long Island, New York
Kartvel (right), Levine and Chagnard
Alexander P. de Seversky, aviation pioneer and founder of Seversky Aircraft that later become Republic Aircraft. Kartveli was chief designer at both companies.
1942 Life Magazine article
Kartveli grasping a prototype of early space shuttle
Young Kartveli
Charles Levine, aviation entrepreneur and first transatlantic air passenger. Levine was Kartveli's first employer in the United States.
Seversky meets FDR
Kartveli was at his best behind the scenes, designing aircraft that eventually impacted every war for five decades
Kartveli and Seversky flying in an early P-35
Color rendering of Kartveli's space shuttle design
Kartveli putting hands on metal
Kartveli discusses aeronautics advancements and the future in Engineering & Research Magazine.
Chrysler Corporation borrowing design credibility from Kartveli and others
2013 Dedication in Georgia
Kartveli's pitch document for winning top secret fighter-bomber design concept in 1956.
Kartveli's Obituary Washington Post 1974
Kartveli discusses future of hypersonic travel in 1961 Missiles-Space Magazine.
1950 Aero Digest profile of Kartveli's work, life and design philosophy.