VIDEO : Elon Musk Owned Russian Fighter Jet While Founding SpaceX

Business Insider reports Elon Musk invested some money for his love of aviation when he founded SpaceX.

Musk bought 3 planes, including the high-speed Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros military jet.

The L-39 was built during the Cold War in Czechoslovakia.

It was used as a training vehicle for pilots before using combat jets.

...It's incredibly acrobatic. But your butt hurts if you fly in it for more than an hour. The seats are really hard.
Elon Musk

SpaceX is now building a prototype for a 35-story "Big Falcon Rocket" in the Port of Los Angeles.