Bearhawk LSA

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title: "Bearhawk LSA" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["homebuilt-aircraft", "single-engined-tractor-aircraft", "light-sport-aircraft", "barrows-aircraft", "high-wing-aircraft", "2010s-united-states-civil-utility-aircraft", "aircraft-with-fixed-conventional-landing-gear", "single-engined-piston-aircraft"] description: "American homebuilt airplane" topic_path: "arts/film" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearhawk_LSA" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American homebuilt airplane ::

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Field	Value
name	LSA
image	BearhawkLSA.jpg
aircraft_type	Amateur-built Light-sport aircraft
national_origin	United States
manufacturer	Bearhawk Aircraft
designer	Bob Barrows
status	Plans available (2012), Kit available (2013)
introduction	2012
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The aircraft was introduced to the public at AirVenture 2012.

Design and development

The Bearhawk LSA is a "clean sheet design" inspired by the larger Bearhawk Patrol. The LSA features a strut-braced high-wing, a tandem enclosed cockpit accessed by a single right-side door, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The cockpit is 31 in wide. In 2015 a quick-build kit was introduced at the U.S Sport Aviation Expo.

The aircraft fuselage is fabricated from welded 4130 steel tubing covered in heat-shrunk aircraft fabric. The aluminum structure wing, covered in flush riveted aluminum sheet, employs a Harry Riblett-designed GA30-613.5 airfoil and does not have flaps. The wing is supported by a single strut per side. Recommended engines include the 65 hp Continental A-65, 75 hp Continental A-75 and the 100-110 hp Continental O-200 four-stroke power plants. However, many other engine options are available including Lycoming, Corvair, ULPower, and Rotax with many exceeding 110 hp.

The aircraft is designed for a maximum gross weight of 1500 lb in the utility category, but was limited to 1320 lb in the US light-sport aircraft category prior to the changes made by the FAA MOSAIC rules. Under the new rules, sport pilots can now fly this aircraft up to the maximum gross of 1500 lbs.

Operational history

As of April 2025, 21 completed airplanes of this model were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration. Many more are currently being built around the globe as seen on the Bearhawk Forums map.

Specifications (LSA)

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References

References

1. Bernard, Mary and Suzanne B. Bopp: ''Bearhawk Aircraft: Bearhawk LSA'', Kitplanes, Volume 29, Number 12, December 2012, pp. 23-24. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
2. Bearhawk Aircraft. (2012). "The Bearhawk LSA".
3. Bearhawk Aircraft. (15 December 2014). "Bearhawk LSA".
4. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 102. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN. 1368-485X
5. (March 2015). "Briefly Noted". Sport Aviation.
6. Barrows, Bob. (2012). "Specifications".
7. [[Federal Aviation Administration]]. (20 November 2012). "Registration Inquiry Results-N289EH".
8. Federal Aviation Administration. (26 February 2016). "Make/Model Inquiry Results".
9. "Bearhawk Builder Map".

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