Alejandro Maclean

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Alejandro Maclean

Red Bull Air Race World Series Record
Date of Birth	August 6, 1969
Team	Maclean
Year of Début	2003
Country	Spain
Best Position	8th (2005)
2006 Position	9th (3 points)
Plane	Zivko Edge 540 (2006)
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Alejandro Maclean (born August 6, 1969 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish TV film producer and aerobatics pilot, who currently races in the Red Bull Air Race World Series under the number 36. Maclean is nicknamed the "The Flying Matador".

Alejandro, whose grandfather was Scottish and hence his family name, was fascinated by airplanes as a child. So, he built and collected model airplanes, and later stepped up to remote controlled planes. At the age of 18, he bought his own Ultralight. Soon, he began to try out some basic maneuvres in his new plane. The aerobatics resulted in his first accident. Maclean later experienced two more serious air accidents during aerobatics flights.

Alejandro Maclean became 2005 captain of the Spanish aerobatics team.

He has a partnership in a TV film production company, also enjoys skydiving, flying helicopters, horse-riding and waterskiing. Alejandro is married to Emma. The couple have two sons Alex (7) and Eduardo (4).

[edit] Achievements

Two-time Spanish aerobatics champion
European champion in unlimited aerobatics
The winner of 1998 Lithuanian Open Aerobatic Championship

Alejandro Maclean at the Red Bull Air Race World Series
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Points	Wins	Rank
2003	NC	DNS								0	0	NC
2004	DNP	8th	DNS							0	0	11th
2005	7th	9th	9th	TP	10th	9th	10th			0	0	8th
2006	4th	7th	DNS	CAN	7th	8th	7th	DQ	7th	3	0	9th
Total										3	0	10th