Bearhawk Duo: In the Land of the Long White Cloud – by Mike Taylor
-From Kitplanes Magazine – March 2017
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New Zealand Sport Flying Autumn 2016
Click here for the Sport Flying BH Article.pdf
Bearhawk 250 – by Zane Jacobson
– Many pilots, especially those looking for a capable Experimental Amateur-built 4-seat taildragger worthy of flying the backcountry, turn to the Bearhawk design. BCP member Mike Creek has built and flies a beautiful example.
June 13, 2012
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EAA Sport Aviation 2005 Article
and Sportsman Pilot 2004 Article
– Two articles about Pat Fagans ‘Smokey’ Bearhawk.
Click here for SmokeyBearhawk.pdf
Northern Pilot August/September 2002
Story and Photographs by David Kujawa – An excellent article about the Bearhawk, Bob Barrows, and the Avipro Bearhawk kits. David also offers his personal observations about the Bearhawks flying characteristic
Click here for BEARHAWKNorthernPilot.pdf
EAA In Action – An article by Wilber Graff
A Plans built Airplane finished and first flown on July 6, 2001
Click here for Bearhawk-GrafEAA.pdf
Budd Davisson, Airbum.com
Barrows Bearhawk 260: A Case Study in Refinement
“Nasty! That’s the only to describe the wind, as I lined up on the runway at Winter Haven’s long runway. Nasty! It had to be gusting 15-25 knots and snapped from slightly in front of the right wing to behind it. Yeah, this was a great kind of day to fly a new airplane for the first time. NOT! On the one hand, it was a shame the day was so bad, because I’d been looking forward to this flight for a long, long time….for five years, to be exact, since I last flew the 180 hp version of the same airplane, the Barrows Bearhawk. This was a new prototype with lots of subtle refinements and, more importantly, 260 hp driving through a three-blade prop. The up side to this kind of day was that the nasty conditions would let me see the airplane at it’s worse. There’s no tougher condition than a sometimes-quartering tailwind to find out how evil a tailwheel airplane can be…”
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Each Their Own
June 2018 – EAA Sport Aviation – By Beth E. Stanton
The Bearhawk Patrol
January 2017 – African Pilot – By Karl Jensen
Robert ‘Bob’ Barrows’ Bearhawk Patrol debuts first of its type in Africa
August 2015 – African Pilot – By Willie Bodenstein
October 2003 Sport Aviation Article
This Article is a reprint of a posting in EAA Sport Aviation Magazine Oct. 2003 pg 31 By Jack Cox
Click here Oct. 2003 Sport Aviation article
Greg King Flight Report
Greg King has been instrumental during the flight testing of the prototype Bearhawk Patrol. He is a flight instructor, and holds a bachelors Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Tech.
Click here for this Flight Report
Jim Clevenger Flight Report
“This Flight report is by Jim Clevenger of Kissimmee FL. Jim has over 11,000 hours of flight time in a wide variety of aircraft from Cub type, Acrobatics types, race planes, to P51 mustangs. I respect Jim’s opinions and experiences in the world of aviation.” – Bob Barrows
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Patrol-ing the Skys – by Ed Kolano
– Bearhawk Patrol Flying Qualities Report
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LSA Articles
Bearhawk LSA Lite Flight Test – by Gregory Clegg
-Bearhawks have earned a well-deserved reputation as fantastic upgrades of Piper’s classic Super Cub. -EAA South Africa: September 2018
Wayne Giles’ Bearhawk LSA sees daylight for the first time – by Karl Jensen
-The engine roared into life after the 1st blade passed TDC. All pressures and other indications were spot on. -EAA South Africa: April 2017
Bearhawk LSA: Not your father’s LSA – by Chuck Berthe
– My RVs give a pretty good push from the back of the seat on takeoff; I didn’t expect much from a fixed-pitch, 105-hp LSA. Wrong. I’d intended to take a peek over Barrows’ shoulder at the lift-off speed, but the rapid 200-foot takeoff roll, followed by a steep 60 mph IAS climbout precluded a peek at much of anything. I would estimate the initial climb was in excess of 1000 fpm. I thought LSAs were supposed to be sissy airplanes. -Kitplanes: September 2013
