Yep.. here's a pic of an L-39 Albatros being shipped from Germany to the US after a nice restoration: http://imgur.com/FfkBMjC http://imgur.com/FfkBMjC It was

Yep.. here's a pic of an L-39 Albatros being shipped from Germany to the US after a nice restoration: http://imgur.com/FfkBMjC http://imgur.com/FfkBMjC It was probably just cheaper and less risky to put it in a box. (The L-39's range is only about 550 nautical miles, maybe 700 on a good day). That said, here's an article written by a pilot who ferried an L-39 across the Atlantic. It talks about all the details that had to be taken care of (even more so since it was a former military jet): http://www.internationaljets.com/overtheocean.html http://www.internationaljets.com/overtheocean.html http://www.internationaljets.com/overtheocean2.html http://www.internationaljets.com/overtheocean2.html