We have mentioned the metal wing with large, manually actuated flaps. So mark goldberg was kind enough to swap those out for these round ones at no additional charge. If you are considering building your own bearhawk patrol, were here to encourage you with a variety of options. The bearhawk patrol can accept engines from 115hp to 210hp. The builders assistance manual is available in adobe pdf format in 5 parts. Short articles cover each task, and the primary navigation is through a visual table of contents that sorts the tasks in a general order of completion. One thing that is important in deciding on any kit is the health and activity level of the community, and the bearhawk community is very healthy. Some folks call these patrol doors, which makes for some especially confusing terminology, since there is a 2place airplane called the bearhawk patrol. The prototype is powered by an o360 lycoming 180hp engine swinging a fixed pitch aluminum propeller. We know that the pa18 has a loyal following, but let us highlight some of the design and performance characteristics of the two planes. With a set of the plans, some basic hand tools and these manuals, you can build yourself a bearhawk. It is a single engine, strutbraced, highwing, tandem seat aircraft with conventional landing gear or floats. The bearhawk build is much different from vans both in techniques used and instructions provided.
The bearhawk builders manuals are also beneficial for patrol and lsa builders, as the plans and construction techniques are very similar. Some folks call these patrol doors, which makes for some especially confusing terminology, since there is a 2place airplane called the bearhawk patrol that was designed by the same designer as our airplane. Ideal for fsae and baja chassis fabrication download. Austin, texasbased bearhawk aircraft, a company known for creating stol kit airplanes, earlier this week announced two company milestones. This material is published at, which is also the website that houses the. Hello, pretty new here but just starting a scratch built 4place at least scratch for now.
Only have 2 hours on it since the build completed but to have stol capabilities and 145mph ias at 2424 is exactly what i was looking for when i chose to build. Detailed, numbered instructions on building every part of your bearhawk. Jon kotwicki of and his girlfriend stephanie blanchard paid a short visit to the south jersey regional airport on december 7, 2019 with this beaut. These manuals are laid out in a logical stepbystep fashion, that guides you through every step with simple, easy to understand instructions. Bearhawk aircraft plans are available from designer bob barrows.
Two new kit builder manual entries bearhawk forums. Go to their website by clicking on the airplane below to go to the official avipro bearhawk aircraft web page. The bearhawk normally comes with streamlined airfoil shaped landing gear struts. The bearhawk lineup includes twoplace patrol, companion and lsa models. Bob has a bsc degree in mechanical engineering and has over 4,000 hours of flight time, almost exclusively in tailwheel aircraft. The bearhawk kit manuals are out on the bearhawkaircraft site for free. The finish manual is beneficial for kit builders as well. The new bearhawk companion is a sidebyside twoplace aircraft. You can see it latter on when you make a part that is to be made 31. This manual is not a pagebypage manual like the original pdf. Selecting engine for the bearhawk patrol articles with the green titles are part of a kit builder manual section that is still under development. The fuselage is constructed with welded steel tubing with aircraft fabric covering. The bearhawk patrol is a high wing aircraft designed for comfort, endurance and fun. N862sc is powered by a more customary lycoming o360 engine assembled by superior air parts.
Not only does it allow safe operations at full gross into and out of small strips at higher altitudes, but it can also cover long distances efficiently. Gotta admit its a nerve racking experience to fly a freshly built aircraft. Many people have told me that they wish there were detailed instructional builders manuals for the. Bob has built numerous aircraft, including a scratch built midget mustang. You can simply purchase the plans and begin scrounging for raw materials, or you can purchase some subkits or. Aug 06, 2010 if your memory serves you well, youll recall that this little brother to the bearhawk arrived as a plansbuilt design in 2003.
If you are the owner of a quickbuild kit for a 4place bearhawk and would like to participate in beta testing, please let us know. Some people have noted that in a severe ground loop the normal strut could collapse. The large baggage door ensures the ability to easily load your cargo. Hundreds of full color photos, showing every step of the construction process in vivid detail. These upgraded struts will beef up the landing gear substantially. Jun 11, 2018 get the bearhawk builders manuals here. Everything you need to know start to finish how to choose an instructor how to perfo. Bearhawk model overview lsa, patrol and 4 place youtube. His desire to reduce this was not a matter of structure but rather to improve.
This bearhawk patrol at max gross of 2000 lbs 907 kg stalls with full flap at ias 35 knots 65 kmh and clean at 45 knots 84 kmh. His desire to reduce this was not a matter of structure but rather to improve the effectiveness of the airfoil, by more consistently maintaining its shape. Selecting engine for the bearhawk patrol bearhawk tips. Bearhawk aircraft introduces 6place aircraft aviation pros. He designed and built a single place, high wing, open cockpit stol. The design is suitable for stol operations and back country flying from unprepared fields.
These manuals have tons of info for the 4place, the patrol or the lsa. Bob barrows f ies his bearhawk lsa for eaas cameras. The airplane was built according to plans, but the use of aircraft fabric and cloth in the interior along with a floor made of 0. Introduced in august 2019, it is stol capable, cruises at 150 mph, and carries up to 1,150 lb. Low landing speeds are further enhanced by the use of the 18 ft. The generous proportions of the cabin provide plenty of room for just about any sized pilot, a passenger or two if they are small and gear. I hate to admit it, but the documentation for the quickbuild, and the plans themselves, are pretty spartan for a beginner builder like me. Compared to the rans and vans manuals theyre minimal. Bearhawk 1063 building log jared and tabithas bearhawk. The bearhawk patrol was designed by robert barrows of fincastle, virginia. Thoughts on engine and prop for bearhawk patrol the weight of the r409 shouldnt be an issue, its roughly 285 pounds which is about the same as a stock 360 parallel valve and way less than an angle valve or 390.
Bearhawk builders manuals stepbystep instructions for scratch building your bearhawk or patrol. The 4place and new model 5 fill out the larger end of the lineup with excellent carrying capacity. Eric newtons scratch builders manual is a little more thorough on most everything, including the engine cowling. The flight envelope of the patrol is quite remarkable. If you are the owner of a quick build kit from bearhawk aircraft, access to this section is included with your kit. Read through them, compare to an rv builders manuals if you have the chance.
The bearhawk patrol is designed to improve on the piper super cub. Youll notice vans is a much more preengineered build, everyone does it mostly the same. After a two year build, the first bearhawk patrol takes flight in south africa. The fabric covered steel tube fuselage is a time proven way to build a strong and durable structure. Part husky, part cub, the bearhawk patrol evokes 1940sera shapes but with the. From the fertile mind of bob barrows, who penned the fourplace bearhawk utility aircraft, the patrol borrows many of the original bearhawk design points such as an innate ruggedness, steeltube main cage, metalskin wings and single struts. Mounting brackets the bearhawk tailwheel is available with two different styles of mounting brackets. Bearhawk aircraft details a pair of company firsts flying. Nov 04, 2017 austin, texas bearhawk aircraft reported the recent first flights of five amateurbuilt bearhawk patrol aircraft. Bearhawk magazine e v i s s e r imp bearhawk 4place. Posted in flaps, kit builder manual, patrol only, wing flight controls, wings leave a comment selecting engine for the bearhawk patrol articles with the green titles are part of a kit builder manual section that is still under development. This is time spent building the airplane, not including time for jig or fixture building or educational time.
Bearhawk by the kit not interested in spending 2,500plus hours building your bearhawk. For those building a bearhawk 4place, patrol or lsa. Jul 09, 2019 barrows bearhawk patrol bearhawk four seat model with a cabin 42. Jan 17, 2012 the patrol kit comes with both plans and a manual that is almost complete, but early builders have relied heavily on the manual, which is available on the companys web site, for the fourplace bearhawk. Patrol kit builder manual, january 2019 status bearhawk forums. First flights of bearhawk patrols general aviation news. Builders can get extra support from yahoo groups dedicated to each type of bearhawk kit. It functions really well as a photo platform with great visibility to both sides and open windows offering the possibility of high resolution. Enter your address to find the closest store or search by province, city or store name bearhawk magazine e v i s s e r imp bearhawk 4place. I view building a homebuilt aircraft as an adventure of. Steve has provided us two fantastic articles for the patrol kit builder manual. The bearhawk patrol is a high wing aircraft designed for comfort. You can order it for the flat 1 12 tailspring or 1 14 with shim or for the tapered round tailspring, like those on a cessna 185 or a bearhawk model b, patrol or lsa.
I bought the three volume builder manual but on the website, he mentions that it includes a cover, a table of contents, and an index. Nov 16, 2018 when collin started building, there was only one bearhawk to talk about, but by the time he sold n370cc, bob had started selling plans for the bearhawk patrol, a twoseat airplane kind of like a super cub that can cruise fast. Both manuals discuss the design and installation almost identically. The wing spars and ribs are aluminum with aluminum covering.
We worked specifically on the lower front door skins, which will be mostly cut out to make room for windows. May 20, 2020 the bearhawk patrol is an amazing aircraft. These builderpilots join several others who completed their bearhawks in 2017 and include a bearhawk lsa completion and a couple who built matching aircraft. Those are missing, so i was wondering if anyone knew of a way to get them.
Manual bending tool list suitable for low volume and oneoff part production. Bearhawk, powered by a 260 hp lycoming, as light as possible a little over 1,100 pounds empty weight. Engine selection installing the round tail spring these are also active on the patrol map, and. Bearhawk is in the 2,500 to 3,000 hour range for someone with average skills. The model 5 prototype made its maiden flight on may 3 and has flown more than five hours in testing. Bearhawk aircraft would like to outline some of the differences in the original super cub design and engineer bob barrows 2004 design work that ended up being the bearhawk patrol. Bob says while looking at a photo of a patrol in flight, he noticed the oil canning in the three bays on each side of the wing strut attachment point.
Im blown away at the performance of the bearhawk patrol. Better than a carbon cub bearhawk patrol specs youtube. I caught up with mark from bearhawk aircraft at oshkosh 2019 to have a look at all 3 models they offer a fourth model has been released since. Bearhawk reference cd created by russ ern, this cd is packed with useful information and builder tips for your bearhawk. A bucket list flight in a bearhawk patrol general aviation news. To elaborate more, bob says while looking at a photo of a patrol in flight, he noticed the oil canning in the three bays on each side of the wing strut attachment point. Oct 22, 2018 a second bearhawk patrol, n862sc built by scott french, flew for the first time in iowa last month.
All of the information in the original bearhawk 4place build manual pdfs from bearhawk aircraft has been incorporated. This aircraft was partly fabricated from scratch and kitted assemblies. Jan 24, 2020 in a press release today, bearhawk aircraft announced the deliveries of the first two bearhawk companion kits. Bearhawk said the model 5 has considerably more interior room than a cessna 185 skywagon, which is a muchloved aerial pickup truck also certified for six occupants. The driving spec is 32 inces between front and rear spar. Patrol kit builder manual, january 2019 status 01192019, 10. The original bearhawk became the bearhawk 4place, just as collin was getting the itch to build again. The avipro aircraft builders assistance manual for the kit, and eric newtons bearhawk builders manual for scratch builders that was written in 2008. Bearhawk builder manuals detailed instructional manuals for building your bearhawk airplane.
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