The downfall of the Russian Empire was really good for American aviation. Other examples are Seversky who founded Republic aviation and Kartveli who designed ma

The downfall of the Russian Empire was really good for American aviation. Other examples are Seversky who founded Republic aviation and Kartveli who designed many of the important aircraft for Seversky were both Russian noblemen who would have been killed by the Bolsheviks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_P._de_Seversky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_P._de_Seversky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Kartveli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Kartveli