Sharp Nemesis NXT


The Sharp Nemesis NXT is a sport-class kit-built aircraft. It is designed for air racing. It was designed by Nemesis Air Racing's president Jon Sharp, as a follow-on to the Sharp Nemesis. It is a single seat, single engine, low wing, retractable gear kit aircraft. As designed, the aircraft is powered by a Lycoming TIO-540-NXT Thunderbolt six-cylinder engine.
In 2011 the German company Air-C-Race became the official builder.

Racing history

The prototype Nemesis NXT, race number 3x, flown by Jon Sharp, won the 2008 Reno Air Races Sport Class championship, setting a new race record speed of. During the ten-day event, Sharp set a heat record of and during the qualification, set a record of, the first time a racer in this class broke the 400 mph speed barrier. Speeds of over are usually only turned in by Unlimited Class racing aircraft. A second NXT, race number 42 fielded by Relentless Racing, finished fifth with an average speed in the gold race of.
Jon Sharp announced his retirement from Pylon Racing on August 3, 2011 as the pilot with the record number of wins in history of racing.

Records

On July 30, 2008, Sharp set an FAI class C1b world record for speed over a straight course at.
On September 20, 2009, Sharp won the Super Sport Gold race at Reno with a speed of.
On September 16, 2009, Sharp qualified first with a speed of for the top spot in the Super Sport class at Reno.
On September 17, 2009, Sharp set a Super Sport race record of.
On September 18, 2009, Sharp beat the previous day's record with a speed of.
On September 19, 2009, hit, flying the first homebuilt aircraft ever to exceed average race speed on the Reno course.
On September 20, 2009 Sharp won the Super Sport Gold race at a record speed of. He earned his 15th National Championship completing the "Record a Day and Two on Sunday" Reno campaign of 2009.

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