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Nemesis
The most successful aircraft in racing history, Nemesis dominated its competition, winning 45 of its 48 contests from 1991 until its retirement in 1999. Flown by pilot and designer Jon Sharp, it won 9 consecutive Reno Gold National Championships and 16 world speed records for its class.
Nemesis was the International Formula One points champion every year from 1994 to 1998. It 1991, it won the George Owl Trophy for design excellence. In 1993, 1996, and 1998, it won the Federation Aeronautique Internationale's Louis Bleriot Medal for the greatest achievement in speed. In 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1999, Nemesis won the Pulitzer Trophy for air racing speed records. The airplane is built of pressure-molded graphite epoxy foam core sandwich. |