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    Airframe Family: Aero L-39 Albatros
    Latest Model:L-39C Albatros
    Last Military Serial:32 white VVS
    Construction Number:931532
    Last Civil Registration:IN091
    Compressed ID:Aero L-39C sn 32 white VVS cn 93153...
    Latest Owner or Location:Zephyr Aerospace, India

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-39C.

    1979

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily with s/n 32 white.

    13 April 2000

    To Gardner Capital Management Corp, New York, NY with new c/r N39MX.

    6 April 2001


    Photographer: Norm Jukes
    Notes: Photographed at Stallion 51 at Kissimmee, FL.

    16 March 2006

    To Jimmy J. Jacobs, Great Barrington, MA keeping c/r N39MX.

    5 July 2006

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX39MX (L39C, 931532) issued.

    By 18 September 2006

    Markings Applied: 32

    18 September 2006


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At Waukegan Airport, IL

    3 November 2006

    To TFH Aviation 1 Llc, Naperville, IL keeping c/r N39MX.

    By 26 October 2013

    Based at DuPage Municipal Airport, Chicago, IL.
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    From 12 September 2016 to 18 September 2016

    Raced as #32.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Zachary McNeill from CorpusCristi, TX. Qualified in 9th place with an average speed of 437.795 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 393.748 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 404.844 mph. Raced in Heat 3. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 405.689 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 408.899 mph.

    From 11 September 2017 to 17 September 2017

    Raced as #32.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Zachary McNeill from CorpusCristi, TX. Qualified in 13th place with an average speed of 379.461 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 386.742 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 387.641 mph. Raced in Heat 3. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 420.429 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 427.873 mph.

    13 September 2017


    Photographer: Allen Hess
    Notes: Jet Class Race #32, Aero L-39 Invictus Pilot: Zachary Mc Neil.2017-0913-1440 Reno Air Races, Stead Field, Nv

    From 10 September 2018 to 16 September 2018

    Raced as #32.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Zachary McNeill from Fairhope, AL. Qualified in 14th place with an average speed of 395.162 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 387.279 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 395.936 mph. Raced in Heat 2 Gold. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 461.85 mph. Raced in Heat 3. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 388.059 mph. Raced in Heat 3C. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 461.85 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 421.236 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 405.145 mph.

    11 September 2018


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

    13 September 2018


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

    15 September 2018


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

    2 December 2020

    Civil registration, N39MX, cancelled.
    Exported to India.

    To Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India with new c/r IN091.

    Operated by Zephyr Aerospace, India.
    Indias first private flight test service provider.


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

    Internet Sources
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall

    Individual Contributors
    Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
    Thorsten Ruchel

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