Biography: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
- ↑ "About Us". R&B Aircraft. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090704013700/http://bearhawkpatrol.tripod.com/bearhawk/id6.html.
- ↑ "Bigger & Bolder". Flying: p. 14. August 2020. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=144415717&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site.
- ↑ Boatman, Julie (26 May 2020). "Bearhawk Builds First New Model 5". Flying. https://www.flyingmag.com/bearhawk-builds-first-model-5/.
- ↑ Tutis, David (1 November 2021). "Capable Homebuilt Performer". AOPA. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2021/november/pilot/capable-homebuilt-performer.
- ↑ "Bob Barrows on Airplane Design". Bearhawk Aircraft. https://bearhawkaircraft.com/bob-barrows-on-airplane-design/.
- ↑ Spangler, Scott (19 July 2013). "The Airfoil Adventures of Harry Riblett: Finishing the work NACA started". Kitplanes. https://www.kitplanes.com/the-airfoil-adventures-of-harry-riblett/.
- ↑ Cook, Marc (23 April 2019). "Bearhawk Designer Bob Barrows Injured in Landing Crash". Kitplanes. https://www.kitplanes.com/bearhawk-designer-bob-barrows-injured-in-landing-crash/.
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