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{{Infobox aviator
|name=Alejandro Maclean
|image=Alejandro Maclean & Nigel Lamb.jpg
|image_size=200px
|alt=
|caption=Maclean with [[Nigel Lamb]]
|full_name=
|birth_date= {{Birth date|1969|8|6|df=y}}
|birth_place=
|death_date= {{death date and age|2010|8|17|1969|8|6|df=yes}}
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|nationality={{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spain]]
|spouse=
|relatives=
|first_race =[[2003 Red Bull Air Race World Series season|2003]]
|racing_best = 6th ([[2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series season|2007]])
|racing_aircraft = [[MXS-R]]
|website= [https://archive.today/20130213044911/http://www.maclean.es/en/welcome/ maclean.es]
}}

'''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 people|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 [[Aerobatic maneuver|manoeuvre]]s 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 [[helicopter]]s, [[horse-riding]] and [[waterski]]ing. 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]].<ref name="thenational.ae">{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/europe/red-bull-air-race-pilot-killed-during-stunt-flight |title=Red Bull Air Race pilot killed during stunt flight |access-date=2010-08-17 |work=The National|date=17 August 2010 |location=Abu Dhabi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822192654/http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20100817%2FFOREIGN%2F100809562%2F1002%2FNEWS |archive-date=22 August 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Achievements==
* [[Europe]]an champion in unlimited aerobatics
* The winner of 1998 [[Lithuania]]n Open Aerobatic Championship
* Two-time [[Spain|Spanish]] aerobatics champion

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=16 align=center|{{flagicon|Spain}} Alejandro Maclean<br>at the [[Red Bull Air Race World Championship]]
|-
!width="2%"|Year
!width="2%"| 1
!width="2%"| 2
!width="2%"| 3
!width="2%"| 4
!width="2%"| 5
!width="2%"| 6
!width="2%"| 7
!width="2%"| 8
!width="2%"| 9
!width="2%"| 10
!width="2%"| 11
!width="2%"| 12
!width="2%"|Points
!width="2%"|Wins
!width="2%"|Rank
|- align=center
! [[2003 Red Bull Air Race World Series season|2003]]
| {{flagicon|Austria}}<br>NC
| {{flagicon|Hungary}}<br>DNS
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! 0
! 0
| '''NC'''
|- align=center
! [[2004 Red Bull Air Race World Series season|2004]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}<br>DNP
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|Hungary}}<br>8th
| {{flagicon|United States}}<br>DNS
|
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! 0
! 0
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|'''11th'''
|- align=center
! [[2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series season|2005]]
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}}<br>7th
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}<br>9th
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|Austria}}<br>9th
| {{flagicon|Ireland}}<br>TP
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}<br>10th
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|Hungary}}<br>9th
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|United States}}<br>10th
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
! 0
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|'''8th'''
|- align=center
! [[2006 Red Bull Air Race World Series season|2006]]
| style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}}<br>4th
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|Spain}}<br>7th
| {{flagicon|Germany}}<br>DNS
| {{flagicon|Russia}}<br>CAN
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|Turkey}}<br>7th
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|Hungary}}<br>8th
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}<br>7th
| {{flagicon|United States}}<br>DQ
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|Australia}}<br>7th
|
|
|
! 3
! 0
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|'''9th'''
|- align=center
! [[2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series season|2007]]
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}}<br>7th
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"|{{flagicon|Brazil}}<br>2nd
| style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|United States}}<br>5th
| style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|Turkey}}<br>4th
| {{flagicon|Spain}}<br>CAN
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|Switzerland}}<br>7th
| style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}<br>4th
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|Hungary}}<br>7th
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|Portugal}}<br>8th
| style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|United States}}<br>8th
| {{flagicon|Mexico}}<br>CAN
| style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|Australia}}<br>4th
! 16
! 0
| style="background:#dfffdf;"|'''6th'''
|- align=center
! [[2008 Red Bull Air Race World Series season|2008]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}}<br>6th
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|United States}}<br>7th
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|United States}}<br>9th
|{{flagicon|Sweden}}<br>CAN
|style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}<br>10th
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}<br>8th
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|Hungary}}<br>7th
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|Portugal}}<br>8th
|{{flagicon|Spain}}<br>CAN
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|Australia}}<br>4th
|
|
! 21
! 0
| style="background:#dfffdf;"|'''8th'''
|- align=center
! [[2009 Red Bull Air Race World Championship|2009]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}}<br>8th
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|United States}}<br>10th
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|Canada}}<br>10th
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|Hungary}}<br>11th
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|Portugal}}<br>7th
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|Spain}}<br>10th
|
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|
|
|
|
!16
!0
|style="background:#cfcfff;"|'''12th'''
|- align=center
! [[2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship|2010]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}}<br>12th
|style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|AUS}}<br>13th
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|BRA}}<br>9th
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>11th
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|USA}}<br>9th
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|GER}}<br>10th
|{{flagicon|HUN}}<br>CAN
|{{flagicon|POR}}<br>CAN
|
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!9
!0
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|'''11th'''
|}

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

==See also==
{{Portal|Spain|Aviation|Biography}}
* [[Competition aerobatics]]
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.redbullairrace.com/ Red Bull Air Race World Championship official website]

{{Red Bull Air Race World Series Pilots}}
{{Aerobatics}}

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[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:2010 deaths]]
[[Category:Aerobatic pilots]]
[[Category:Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in Spain]]
[[Category:Red Bull Air Race World Championship pilots]]
[[Category:Spanish air racers]]
[[Category:Spanish people of Scottish descent]]
[[Category:Sport deaths in Spain]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Madrid]]
[[Category:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2010]]