The
Company
Nemesis Air Racing is a small company with big
dreams that was located in Mojave, CA. Jon and Patricia
Sharp started the company in 1990 during the development
of the air racer, Nemesis. After 9 successful
years, Nemesis was retired to the Smithsonian
National Air and Space Museum; Udvar-Hazy Center.
In 2000, The Sharps and a team of experts, began
the design of the NXT (Neoteric experimental Technology)
kit aircraft. The prototype, the NemesisNXT, flew
its maiden flight on July 10th, 2004. Since that
time, 10 kits have been delivered, of which 5 have
flown.
In 2010, Jon Sharp retired from air racing. The same year
Jon & Patricia moved the company to Tucson, Arizona.
Please feel free to contact Nemesis Air Racing at:
Nemesis Air Racing
Direct line: 1-520-334-0066
Email:
nemesisnxt@me.com
The
People
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Jon Sharp
The NXT designer, President and "fearless
leader" of Nemesis Air Racing, Inc.
Patricia Sharp
The composite fabricator of the NXT kit
components, Vice President of Nemesis Air
Racing, Inc., office management |
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(with no minions), gofer,
marketeer, and the "bossy babe"
of the bunch. |
Kevin Luttge
Designer, and engineer extraordinaire. Kevin has
the unique ability to build what he designs. Not
only that, what he designs is very elegant and
highly functional.
Kevin also has the unique ability to extract concepts
from Jon, and then turn them into reality. We
don't know where the NXT program would be without
Kevin, except that it would be nowhere near where
it is today.
Kevin is a very rare talent.
Daren Kimura
Early on in the NXT project, Daren conducted a
wind tunnel test of an early version of the NXT.
Analyses of the data led to minor modification
to the NXT. Also, some of the aerodynamic data
collected during this test eventually went into
the NXT computer flight simulator assembled by
Eric Schrock.
After the design was finalized, Daren assisted
in the fabrication of the carbon-fiber composite
parts mold and the parts themselves.
He has seen the NXT progress from an idea in Jon's
head to the graceful lines that swoop in the skies
above Mojave!
Steve Hill
An an exceptional talented person that has been
with the NXT project since the beginning. His
skill far exceeds the space we have here, but
to begin with, he has been involved with the fabrication
of NXT components, engineering, instrumentation/avionics,
gear detail engineer, hydraulics engineer, mold
designer and mold construction.. just to name
a few.
Steve is the "left hand" of the support
facility Twisted Composites (LLC) in Moriarty
New Mexico.
Dennis Walter
Dennis is a quiet intellectual engineer who works
closely with Steve Hill.
He is a meticulous organizer, outstanding hydraulics
design engineer, and a prominent electrical engineer.
He is premier in the avionics design and implementation,
in addition he works with Steve Hill in all phases
of the program support. Dennis is the "right
hand" of the support facility Twisted Composites
(LLC) in Moriarty New Mexico.
In addition, Dennis's daughter Eleanor, is an
outstanding volley ball and basketball player.
(Just a note about an up and coming athlete....)
Thad Hill
Composite fabrication craftsman, and electronics
technician, and all around good guy....He likes
punk music..., but we don't hold that against
him.
Dan Bond
Dan has been with Team Nemesis since 1986, when
Nemesis was still a dream. He has been a crucial
team member at multiple levels, from drag reduction
to marketing. He is a renowned drag reduction
and airfoil specialist, hence has been given the
name "Dan the no drag man." Dan also
brought in the first sponsors for Team Nemesis,
wrote outstanding marketing proposals and numerous
press releases. He truly has a knack for writing,
so much so, that he is our "press guy".