Yep.. here&#x27;s a pic of an L-39 Albatros being shipped from Germany to the US after a nice restoration:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;FfkBMjC" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;FfkBMjC</a><p>It was probably just cheaper and less risky to put it in a box.  (The L-39&#x27;s range is only about 550 nautical miles, maybe 700 on a good day).<p>That said, here&#x27;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):  
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