Bob Barrows
Robert "Bob" Barrows is an American aircraft designer and engine builder of light aircraft. Best known as the designer of several Bearhawk planes, he is also a mechanical engineer, and A&P licensed aviation mechanic.[1][2]
Career
Barrows is the designer of the Bearhawk Patrol, Companion, 4-Place, and Model 5 light aircraft,[3] as well as the Bearhawk LSA light-sport aircraft.[4]
Prior to designing the first aircraft in the Bearhawk series, the 4-Place, Barrows designed and built a STOL high wing plane called the Grasshopper and an aerobatic biplane.[5] After designing his four-seat Bearhawk in the early 1990s, Barrows started using airfoils designed by Harry Riblett in his Bearhawk designs.[6]
In April 2019, Barrows was injured in his Bearhawk LSA when he clipped power lines on approach to land. The LSA's steel tube design resisted crumpling beyond the firewall.[7]
References
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- ↑ Bearhawk Builds First New Model 5. Julie Boatman. (26 May 2020) Retrieved 10 July 2023 from link
- ↑ Capable Homebuilt Performer. David Tulis. (1 November 2021) AOPA. Retrieved 10 July 2023 from link
- ↑ Bob Barrows on Airplane Design. Retrieved 10 July 2023 from link
- ↑ The Airfoil Adventures of Harry Riblett: Finishing the work NACA started. Scott Spangler. (19 July 2013) Retrieved 1 December 2023 from link
- ↑ Bearhawk Designer Bob Barrows Injured in Landing Crash. Marc Cook. (23 April 2019) Retrieved 10 July 2023 from link
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