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    Airframe Family: Aero L-39
    Latest Model:L-39C Albatros
    Construction Number:533520
    Last Civil Registration:N25AL
    Compressed ID:Aero L-39C cn 533520 cr N25AL
    Latest Owner or Location:Flying B Aviation Llc, Tulsa, OK

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    Dates

    Event

    1985

    Constructed as a L-39C.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Kyrgyzstan Air and Air Defense Force.

    29 October 2003

    To Raptor Aviation Inc, Wilmington, DE with new c/r N25AL.

    Based at Gadsden Municipal Airport, Gadsden, AL.
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    1 May 2007

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX25AL issued.

    3 February 2012

    To MLD Investments Inc, Houston, TX keeping c/r N25AL.

    13 March 2013

    To Flying B Aviation Llc, Tulsa, OK keeping c/r N25AL.

    23 July 2019


    Photographer: VIN (V77RFC)
    Notes: At Oshkosh, WI.

    From 15 September 2021 to 19 September 2021

    Raced as #73.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Cryill Wipfli from Zug, Switzerland. Qualified in 14th place with an average speed of 398.312 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 396.644 mph. Raced in Heat 3. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 406.863 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 405.583 mph.

    17 September 2021


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    17 September 2021


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    29 July 2022


    Photographer: Andrew Shaw
    Notes: AirVenture 2022 Oshkosh

    11 September 2022


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the National Championship Air Races at the Reno Stead Airport, Reno, NV.

    11 September 2022


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the National Championship Air Races at the Reno Stead Airport, Reno, NV.

    From 14 September 2022 to 18 September 2022

    Raced as #73.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Cyrill Wipfli from Zug, Switzerland. Qualified in 14th place with an average speed of 391.948 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 391.014 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 380.569 mph. Did not start in the Consolation race.


    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    World Air Forces Directory by Ian Carroll

    Internet Sources
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood

    Individual Contributors
    John Bennett

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