The designer of the P-35 fighter

American P-35 fighter 193 1 At the beginning of this year, two immigrants from Tsarist Russia set up seversky Company in Long Island, new york, with the general manager of MajorlAlexander Prokofiev Virski (1894-1974). Born into a noble family, he was an ace pilot in World War I. Although he lost his right leg in an accident shortly after joining the war, Sevsky returned to the blue sky with tenacious will and shot down 13 German planes on the Baltic front. 19 17, Alexander Sevsky was appointed as the chief assistant of the aviation department of the Russian government in the United States. Due to disagreement with the Bolsheviks, he left his job the next year and began to work for the US government. Seversky presided over a test pilot training program and was also responsible for the supervision of aviation production. 1927, Sevsky obtained American citizenship. Alexander Kartveli (1896- 1974), the company's chief designer, was born in Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, and was sent to Paris by the Russian government to study artillery technology. After the victory of Russian October Revolution, the former artillery officer (also an excellent gymnast) entered EcoleSup-rieuredelA-ronautique for further study. In order to maintain his study life, he not only helps others with math lessons in his spare time, but also often goes to an acrobatic troupe to perform high-altitude swings in the evening. After finishing his studies, Kartveli worked in Brerio for a while. 1927, he followed American rich CharlesLevine to new york (he wanted to build a long-range plane across the Atlantic). After Levin's plan failed, Katweili 1928 joined Fokker Aircraft America Company, which went bankrupt during the Great Depression in 193 1, and then Katweili met Alexander Sevsky.

Sevsky has his own views on aircraft manufacturing. He believes that some basic components such as wings, fuselage and landing gear should be standardized, so that a basic design can be flexibly derived from civil and military types according to the needs of different users. The SEV-3 of1933, the first aircraft manufactured by Sai Virski Company, is the concrete practice of this theory. SEV-3 is a 3-seat single-wing transport aircraft with 1 Wright star engine and 350 horsepower. First test in June 1933. Seversky's series of aircraft, including P-35 and various derivative models, can be regarded as the descendants of SEV-3.