Recent content by Enewton57

An update for those considering using the Bearhawk Tailwheel with a T3 mount. As a review, customers were finding that their 10” Tailwheels were not clearing the T3 device at full reverse swivel (like when you are pushing your airplane back into the hangar) I am working with a customer who...

Hi Everyone, I have had some inquiries regarding the Bearhawk Tailwheel being designed for aircraft with gross weight of up to 2500 Lbs. This was a concern for the folks building the Bearhawk 5 with a gross weight of 3000 Lbs. I got with Bob Barrows and he agreed we needed a modified version...

Just wanted to share this with you guys who are considering a T3 spring option with one of my Bearhawk Tailwheels. Here is the email from my customer. Hi Eric, I received your 10” leaf spring tailwheel and am thoroughly impressed with your work. That thing is a beauty! I’ve been working...

I just got a Tailwheel order from a gentleman up in Canada who has the Rover Bearhawk, the one with the Rover V8 engine. He broke his old 8" Tailwheel (not one of mine) on some river bank rocks and ordered one of my Tundra tailwheels to replace it. He happened to get it on video, both the...

There is a new LSA change notice: http://mybearhawk.com/LSANotice12_14.html

There is a new LSA change notice. Please go here to see it: http://mybearhawk.com/LSANotice12_14.html

Hi Everyone, After a lot of work and Bob Barrows testing, we are finally ready to offer the Tundra version of the Bearhawk Tailwheel. Bob redesigned the standard Bearhawk Tailwheel to have a larger, wider and beefed up fork system. He also included a modification of the Tailwheel main body to...

Hi Everyone, I have had a lot of people expressing an interest in the Bearhawk Tundra Tailwheel. So I tasked Bob Barrows with designing a Tundra version of his famous Bearhawk Tailwheel. A couple of changes were made to accomodate the larger and wider tire used on the Tundra and to strengthen...

As many of you know, I strived very hard to come in as light as possible with my Patrol. To that end, I had no electrical system and no luxuries. My empty weight, came in at 1,061 lbs and a CG of 12.8" Last week I took a week of vacation and installed a minimal electrical system...

Don Aldridge and Hatcher Ferguson just flew their second Patrol yesterday. Don sent this message and picture: First flight was today. Here is a shot just after landing. More to come later. Everything worked great! Don Personally, I am looking forward to hearing the performance numbers on...

There is a new Engineering Change Notice for the Bearhawk Patrol. It is dated March 2014. You can view it here (scroll down to the March 2014 notice): http://bearhawksafety.com (link updated by admin due to URL change)

Hi Everyone, I am happy to announce that my Bearhawk Patrol N316BP took to the air yesterday for a couple of flights with me at the controls. I am attaching two You Tube videos, one that my took from the taxiway and one from a GoPro camera mounted in the cockpit just behind my left shoulder. I...

Hey you video guys, i just got a GoPro Hero 3+ Black edition video camera. What have you found tye best settings are for your GoPro cameras for flying. Wide view, medium view, narrow view, etc. I was thinking about mounting it inside tye cockpit looking out over the nose. Iwould appreciate any...

A lot of people ask about aileron stops. The rudder and elevator stops are obvious in the plans but no aileron stops are shown. Here is how I did it on my Patrol. A couple of 1/8" this strips of aluminum bar about 1/2" wide, riveted to the floor panel on either side of the control stick...

I just realized that I never put up link to the Pirep that I did when I got to fly Bob's LSA last March. For anyone interested, here it is: http://www.mybearhawk.com/flyLSA.html