Alejandro Maclean

Alejandro "Álex" Maclean (6 August 1969 – 17 August 2010) was a Spanish TV film producer and aerobatics pilot, who competed in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship under the number 36. Maclean was nicknamed "The Flying Matador".

Maclean, 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 manoeuvres in his new plane. The aerobatics resulted in his first accident. Maclean later experienced two more serious air accidents during aerobatics flights.

In 2005 Maclean became captain of the Spanish aerobatics team.

He had a partnership in a TV film production company, enjoyed skydiving, flying helicopters, horse-riding and waterskiing. Maclean was married to Emma. The couple has two sons Alejandro and Eduardo.

He died on 17 August 2010, when his plane crashed into the ground, while performing a manoeuvre during a training exercise in Casarrubios del Monte, Spain.

Achievements

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

Template:Flagicon Alejandro Maclean at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Points	Wins	Rank
2003	Template:Flagicon NC	Template:Flagicon DNS											0	0	NC
2004	Template:Flagicon DNP	Template:Flagicon 8th	Template:Flagicon DNS										0	0	11th
2005	Template:Flagicon 7th	Template:Flagicon 9th	Template:Flagicon 9th	Template:Flagicon TP	Template:Flagicon 10th	Template:Flagicon 9th	Template:Flagicon 10th						0	0	8th
2006	Template:Flagicon 4th	Template:Flagicon 7th	Template:Flagicon DNS	Template:Flagicon CAN	Template:Flagicon 7th	Template:Flagicon 8th	Template:Flagicon 7th	Template:Flagicon DQ	Template:Flagicon 7th				3	0	9th
2007	Template:Flagicon 7th	Template:Flagicon 2nd	Template:Flagicon 5th	Template:Flagicon 4th	Template:Flagicon CAN	Template:Flagicon 7th	Template:Flagicon 4th	Template:Flagicon 7th	Template:Flagicon 8th	Template:Flagicon 8th	Template:Flagicon CAN	Template:Flagicon 4th	16	0	6th
2008	Template:Flagicon 6th	Template:Flagicon 7th	Template:Flagicon 9th	Template:Flagicon CAN	Template:Flagicon 10th	Template:Flagicon 8th	Template:Flagicon 7th	Template:Flagicon 8th	Template:Flagicon CAN	Template:Flagicon 4th			21	0	8th
2009	Template:Flagicon 8th	Template:Flagicon 10th	Template:Flagicon 10th	Template:Flagicon 11th	Template:Flagicon 7th	Template:Flagicon 10th							16	0	12th
2010	Template:Flagicon 12th	Template:Flagicon 13th	Template:Flagicon 9th	Template:Flagicon 11th	Template:Flagicon 9th	Template:Flagicon 10th	Template:Flagicon CAN	Template:Flagicon CAN					9	0	11th

Legend:

• CAN: Cancelled
• DNP: Did not participate
• DNS: Did not show
• DQ: Disqualified
• NC: Not classified
• TP:Technical Problems

See also

• Competition aerobatics

External links

• Red Bull Air Race World Championship official website