The funny thing about the size of the Nemesis, is that Jon Sharp(designer/builder/pilot of the Nemesis) is quite big for a pilot. The plane is just barely big enough for him! He is over 6' tall IIRC. He won 9 straight Formula One championship races at Reno (over 30 straight races), then donated the plane to the Smithsonian/ Udvar Hazy Museum. He also set a couple of speed records, flying over 280 mph in a plane powered by a 100 hp engine.