Bearhawk LSA
These figures describe a typical build. Each aircraft of this design was built by its owner, and the one you are looking at may differ.
The Bearhawk LSA is the smallest Bearhawk, a tandem two-seat steel-tube-and-fabric taildragger designed by Bob Barrows for 65-140 hp engines, 1,500 lb gross or 1,320 lb for light-sport, quoted by the factory at 121 mph cruise on a 100 hp Continental O-200, a 31 mph stall and 1,500 fpm.
It is a Cub-class aeroplane with better cruise and a 34 ft wing, and the sport-pilot decision is the same as for every 1,320 lb Cub: the useful load at that weight is about 520 lb, against 700 at the 1,500 lb amateur-built gross, so check which weight the operating limitations allow. Plans- or kit-built, so the builder's welding, covering and the gear fittings are what you inspect, and engines from an A-65 to a Rotax 915 have been fitted with the weight and performance following; the factory figures describe one O-200 configuration. It is light enough to be a handful in wind and rewards a current tailwheel pilot. The owner may maintain it and the condition inspection needs an A&P or the repairman certificate; kits and plans remain available.
Variants of the Bearhawk LSA
- Bearhawk LSA · 2012 · 21 active · this page
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TAILFAX SCORE
Partial: 6.2 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)
Among 1–2 seat pistons (321 models)
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What it is
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tailwheel |
| Engines | — |
| Engine | Continental O-200 (100-115 hp; 65-140 hp range; Rotax 912-916 coming) |
| Horsepower | 100 hp |
| Fuel | — |
| Certification basis | amateur-built |
| Production start | 2012 |
| Production end | — |
| Endorsements required | — |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 105 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 521 nm |
| Service ceiling | — |
| Climb rate | 1,500 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 27 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 700 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | — |
| Max takeoff weight | 1,500 lb |
| Empty weight | 800 lb |
| Usable fuel | — |
| Fuel burn at cruise | — |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | — |
|---|---|
| Price, high | — |
| Prices as of | — |
| Engine TBO | — |
| Overhaul cost, low | — |
| Overhaul cost, high | — |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 23 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 21 |
| Median year built | 2020 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 2 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 1 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 95.24 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 95.24 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 3 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 14.29 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 0 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 21 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 21 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 21 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | 1.9 of 103 |
| Support | 2 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 2.3 of 105 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown) | Partial: 6.2 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)6 |
- Accident record: class median 36.69 · 321 models in class.
- Severity: class median 13.04.
- Access: class median 1,000.
- Support: class median 77.5.
- Liquidity: class median 20.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · ADs Oct 6 · scores Sep 30