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]
Prior to designing the first aircraft in the Bearhawk series, the 4-Place, Barrows designed and built a
STOLhigh wing plane called the Grasshopper and an
aerobaticbiplane.[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. Virginia, United States. Archived from
the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2023.