Barrows completed the drawings and the builder started construction of the design, until health issues caused him to abandon the project.

[1][2][3] The aircraft features a strut-braced high-wing, a five or six seat enclosed cabin accessed by doors that is wide, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

[1][2][3] The test pilot, Rollie van Dorn, noted, "the Bearhawk Model 5 offered no surprises on takeoff or climb out.

The three-blade Hartzell does a great job of turning that power into both acceleration and deceleration, so the package works pretty well.

"[7] Data from AVweb, Plane & Pilot, Aero News Network and Bearhawk Aircraft[1][2][3][4][5]General characteristics Performance