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    Airframe Family: Aero L-39
    Latest Model:L-39C Albatros
    Last Military Serial:104 black KyADF
    Construction Number:332508
    Last Civil Registration:N39SR
    Compressed ID:Aero L-39C sn 104 black KyADF cn 33...
    Latest Owner or Location:Sal Rubino, San Jose, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    1984

    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 with s/n 104 black.

    10 October 1997

    To Sal Rubino, San Jose, CA with new c/r N39SR.

    19 March 1999

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX39SR issued.

    From 15 September 2004 to 19 September 2004

    Raced as #104.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Sal Rubino from San Jose, CA. Qualified in 4th place with an average speed of 429.940 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 8th place with an average speed of 381.216 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 423.277 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 426.614 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 437.942 mph.

    From 12 September 2005 to 18 September 2005

    Raced as #104.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Sal Rubino from San Jose, CA. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 435.801 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 426.554 mph. Raced in Heat 3C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 434.453 mph. Raced in Heat 3 Gold. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 439.114 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 447.937 mph.

    From 10 September 2007 to 16 September 2007

    Raced as #104.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Sal Rubino from San Jose, CA. Qualified in 9th place with an average speed of 437.881 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 436.238 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 434.363 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 444.269 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 441.004 mph.

    13 September 2007


    Photographer: Flickr: Milenl

    From 13 September 2010 to 19 September 2010

    Raced as #104.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Sal Rubino from San Jose, CA. Qualified in 8th place with an average speed of 443.633 mph.

    16 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    16 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    17 September 2010


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

    1 January 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX39SR (L-39, 332508) issued.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     European Air Forces Directory (Mach III Publishing) by Ian Carroll
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Thorsten Ruchel
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