 {| |} thumb|right|avipro bearhawk thumb|right|avipro bearhawk the barrows bearhawk is an american amateur-built aircraft, designed by bob barrows and produced by r&b aircraft of fincastle, virginia, avipro aircraft and now bearhawk aircraft of austin, texas. the aircraft is supplied as a kit or as plans for amateur construction.vandermeullen, richard: 2012 kit aircraft buyer's guide, kitplanes, volume 28, number 12, december 2011, page 44. belvoir publications. issn 0891-1851purdy, don: aerocrafter - homebuilt aircraft sourcebook, fifth edition, page 232. bai communications, 15 july 1998. isbn 0-9636409-4-1 ==design and development== the bearhawk was designed as a personal project by barrows to carry aircraft engines for delivery as freight. it features a strut-braced high-wing a four seat enclosed cabin that is  wide and accessed by doors, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. the aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing covered in doped aircraft fabric, while the wings are made from aluminum sheet. its  span wing employs a naca 4412 mod airfoil, has an area of  and mounts flaps. the aircraft's recommended engine power range is  and standard engines used include the  lycoming o-360 and  lycoming o-540 four-stroke powerplants. construction time from the supplied kit is 1200 hours. the prototype was fitted with a  lycoming o-360 burning automotive fuel. ==operational history== by n
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