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Reno National Air Races 2002

Roll 07

Bi-Planes line up on the runway prior to their qualifing round. The Bi-planes along with the Formula 1 class fly early in the morning before the wind picks up.

L-39 Albatross takes off for a heat race. An L-39 "Albatross" takes off for a flight around the plyons.Seven of these aircraft race at the same time on the course.

L-39 Albatross's dive onto the course. L-39s diving onto the course at pylon 1 with the pace plane on the left of the formation (trailing show smoke).

A Bell P-63 Kingcobra does a flightline demonstration pass. A Bell P-63 "Kingcobra" flies for the crowd on Tuesday. The owner and pilot of the P-63 used to play on it in the late 1960s on the airport where it sat for decades.

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