Tue, Jun 08, 2004
Public Debut Coming At Oshkosh
It is often said that good things come to those who wait. Great
things may take a little longer. The NemesisNXT was finally
unveiled Friday at the Mojave Airport (CA). More than 200 guest
attended the invitational event.
After four years, four kits delivered and one prototype built,
Nemesis Air Racing is poised to demonstrate its sleek, new design.
"It’s been an intense, busy four years", said Jon Sharp,
designer, builder and pilot of the new aircraft.
Plans are being finalized for the public debut of the NemeisNXT
at AirVenture in late July. Sharp also plans to race the NemesisNXT
for the first time in the Sport Class division at the Reno Air
Races in September.
The NXT, which stands for Neoteric eXperimental Technology, is a
single engine, two place, retractable gear, kit aircraft of all
molded carbon fiber construction. Powered by a world-class Lycoming
Turbocharged 540 engine, the NemesisNXT is a high performance,
breathtakingly fast sport plane now available in kit form.
The NXT design is the result of extensive wind tunnel testing,
computer modeling, and the experiential proof of nine dominating
years of Formula One Air Racing with NXT’s predecessor, the
Nemesis.
Nemesis was retired to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in
2000. From 1991 – 1999, Team Nemesis enjoyed 47 victories out
50 (44 of the 50 were consecutive), 16 world speed records and
numerous aviation awards. Shortly after the retirement of Nemesis
in 2000, Team Nemesis began the design of the NemesisNXT.
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