Jon Sharp record attempt

[Coyote Chris]

"Jon Sharp will try to set a speed record in his NemesisNXT racer at EAA AirVenture in July. Sharp hopes to exceed 334.31 mph screaming over Runway 18/36 to claim the record for that class of aircraft over a three-kilometer course ..."

From AVWEB.com

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1075-full.html

I will be at Oshkosh for only 5 days this year...anyone know when this attempt will take place?
Chris

[Race5]

Re: Jon Sharp record attempt

Is this the same record / class currently held by Blue Thunder?

[jarrodeu]

Re: Jon Sharp record attempt

Is this the same record / class currently held by Blue Thunder?

No, according to www.nemesisnxt.com it is held by Richard Gritter in a venture.

Jarrod

[t-dub]

Re: Jon Sharp record attempt

"Jon Sharp will try to set a speed record in his NemesisNXT racer at EAA AirVenture in July. Sharp hopes to exceed 334.31 mph screaming over Runway 18/36 to claim the record for that class of aircraft over a three-kilometer course ..."

From AVWEB.com

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1075-full.html

I will be at Oshkosh for only 5 days this year...anyone know when this attempt will take place?
Chris

Might as well go ahead and write his name in the record book........

[Peashooter]

Re: Jon Sharp record attempt

Hey Blue Foam, What would it take for Jon to set a 400 mph+ 3 km mark? Can it be done at KOSH low field elevation? After all, he turned 390's at Reno on a closed course. Peas

[Victor Archer]

Re: Jon Sharp record attempt

Is this the same record / class currently held by Blue Thunder?

Saturday June 4th, 2005 John Parker piloting Blue Thunder, set two new world speed records during the EAA Golden West Regional Fly-In and Air Show in Marysville, CA. The Class C1c 3km world record was upped 30mph to 374mph. In the same class (C1c), the 15/25km world record was upped 75mph to 376mph.
John Parker's speed records are for the C1c Class and Jon Sharp is going after the record in the C1b Class.

[EastCoastFan]

Re: Jon Sharp record attempt

Which begs the question: What's the difference between the classes?

[W J Pearce]

Re: Jon Sharp record attempt

Which begs the question: What's the difference between the classes?

Weight. You have classes arranged by uh.... equipment, then uh..... sub class of equipment, then weight.

Let me put it another way C = Aeroplanes, 1 = Landplanes, then a, b, c, d etc. has to do with the take off weight.

3.1 CLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS

3.1.1 Classes
Aeroplane records (with the exception of Absolute World Records) shall be classified in one of the following classes:
Class C Aeroplanes
Class H Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL)
Class M Tilt-Wing/Tilt Engine

3.1.2 Class C Records
Class C records (with the exception of Absolute World Records) shall further be classified as one of the following:
C-1 Landplanes
C-2 Seaplanes
C-3 Amphibians

3.1.3 Weight Classification
Aeroplane records (with the exception of Absolute World Records and Speed Over a commercial Airline Route records) shall be further classified by weight as follows:
a/o weight less than 300 kg
a weight 300 kg to less than 500 kg
b weight 500 kg to less than 1,000 kg
c weight 1,000 kg to less than 1,750 kg
d weight 1,770 kg to less than 3,000 kg
e weight 3,000 kg to less than 6,000 kg
f weight 6,000 kg to less than 9,000 kg
g weight 9,000 kg to less than 12,000 kg
h weight 12,000 kg to less than 16,000 kg
i weight 16,000 kg to less than 20,000 kg
j weight 20,000 kg to less than 25,000 kg
k weight 25,000 kg to less than 35,000 kg
l weight 35,000 kg to less than 45,000 kg
m weight 45,000 kg to less than 60,000 kg
n weight 60,000 kg to less than 80,000 kg
o weight 80,000 kg to less than 100,000 kg
p weight 100,000 kg to less than 150,000 kg
q weight 150,000 kg to less than 200,000 kg
r weight 200,000 kg to less than 250,000 kg
s weight 250,000 kg to less than 300,000 kg
t weight 300,000 kg to less than 400,000 kg
u weight 400,000 kg to less than 500,000 kg
v weight 500,000 kg and greater

[Victor Archer]

Re: Jon Sharp record attempt

Thanks Bill, I knew you had all the specifics....

[T. Adams]

Re: Jon Sharp record attempt

Weight. You have classes arranged by uh.... equipment, then uh..... sub class of equipment, then weight.

Let me put it another way C = Aeroplanes, 1 = Landplanes, then a, b, c, d etc. has to do with the take off weight.

3.1 CLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS

3.1.1 Classes
Aeroplane records (with the exception of Absolute World Records) shall be classified in one of the following classes:
Class C Aeroplanes
Class H Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL)
Class M Tilt-Wing/Tilt Engine

3.1.2 Class C Records
Class C records (with the exception of Absolute World Records) shall further be classified as one of the following:
C-1 Landplanes
C-2 Seaplanes
C-3 Amphibians

3.1.3 Weight Classification
Aeroplane records (with the exception of Absolute World Records and Speed Over a commercial Airline Route records) shall be further classified by weight as follows:
a/o weight less than 300 kg
a weight 300 kg to less than 500 kg
b weight 500 kg to less than 1,000 kg
c weight 1,000 kg to less than 1,750 kg
d weight 1,770 kg to less than 3,000 kg
e weight 3,000 kg to less than 6,000 kg
f weight 6,000 kg to less than 9,000 kg
g weight 9,000 kg to less than 12,000 kg
h weight 12,000 kg to less than 16,000 kg
i weight 16,000 kg to less than 20,000 kg
j weight 20,000 kg to less than 25,000 kg
k weight 25,000 kg to less than 35,000 kg
l weight 35,000 kg to less than 45,000 kg
m weight 45,000 kg to less than 60,000 kg
n weight 60,000 kg to less than 80,000 kg
o weight 80,000 kg to less than 100,000 kg
p weight 100,000 kg to less than 150,000 kg
q weight 150,000 kg to less than 200,000 kg
r weight 200,000 kg to less than 250,000 kg
s weight 250,000 kg to less than 300,000 kg
t weight 300,000 kg to less than 400,000 kg
u weight 400,000 kg to less than 500,000 kg
v weight 500,000 kg and greater

That was all off the top of your head, right?

[EastCoastFan]

Re: Jon Sharp record attempt

Which should be a reminder...be careful what you ask for....you just might get it! LOL--Thanks for detailed answer W J Pearce!

[W J Pearce]

Re: Jon Sharp record attempt

Which should be a reminder...be careful what you ask for....you just might get it! LOL--Thanks for detailed answer W J Pearce!

My pleasure. And thanks Vic and Tim. Of course it was from memory. I was thinking about converting everything to lbs but that was just too much work. You guys get the idea.

This was really from a pdf on the NAA.aero site of the FAI Sporting code page 7. I don't think I can attach pdf files otherwise I would. Did anyone catch the mistake? What class would I be if my plane weighed 1760 kg?

Back on topic, I wish Jon the best of luck and if all goes well the record will be his.

[First time Juke]

Re: Jon Sharp record attempt

AR-5 used to posses the record in less than FAI 300 kilos series at 213 mph.

300 kilos divided by 0.45359237 gives exactly 661,38678655463274216892140403508 lbs.

http://www.ar-5.com/

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Looks like BEDE-5B has it with 218 mph;

http://records.fai.org/general_aviation/current.asp?id1=16&id2=1

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Even Cri Cri MC-15 used to have it;

http://records.fai.org/general_aviation/history.asp?id1=16&id2=27&id3=1

....and used finnish aviation engines on it..Valmet JPX:s !


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John Parker with Thunder Mustang is here; http://records.fai.org/general_aviat...p?id1=19&id2=1


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Gritter record is here that Jon is after;

http://records.fai.org/general_aviation/current.asp?id1=18&id2=1

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Anyone interested to invest in Tweedy-Bird to conquer that Bede-B5 record ?


rgds,

Juke

[First time Juke]

Re: Jon Sharp record attempt

What class would I be if my plane weighed 1760 kg?

John Parker it would be C-1d ....current record holder mr. Wright with Hughes H-1 replica.

http://records.fai.org/general_aviation/current.asp?id1=20&id2=1

[mayday51]

Re: Jon Sharp record attempt

John Parker it would be C-1d ....current record holder mr. Wright with Hughes H-1 replica.

http://records.fai.org/general_aviat...p?id1=20&id2=1

Juke,

Look at the chart presented. There is no weight shown at 1760.
(the mistake being called in subsequent posts)

....yes in reality the class you call should be correct.



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