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Dan Shilling Bearhawk
Dan takes us on a tour of his project

Franks Bearhawk Engine Test Run
LS1 firewall forward engine package with Geared Drives spur gear PSRU built for Frank's Bearhawk airframe. Test run after 5 minutes at idle produced 145 degrees, 15 minutes 150 degrees, 20 minutes 160 degrees. When brought up to 2000 RPM the engine cooled back down to 155 degrees! We have the right cooling combination and we can make auto engines run as cool as you would like in this configuration.

Bearhawk Float Install
A video of Rob Taylor's AvIpro Bearhawk project float installation. This a an overview of a float installation on an experimental aircraft. This depicts one owners efforts and serves only as a brief description of the of the installation process. If you are smart enough to build an airplane, then you know that installing floats is a complex project that shouldn't be taken lightly. None of the details shown on this video have been endorsed by the designer Bob Barrows or AviPro aircraft.

Aircraft Emergency And Landing in a Glasair - the impossible turn ???
My Glasair engine is a Subaru SVX EG-33. Six bearings in the planetary speed reduction unit failed during departure. I declared an in-flight emergency and immediately returned for landing. Total flight time was 63 seconds. Departure was made with 10 degrees of flaps and remained there until landing with 25 degrees. The buzzer during much of the flight is the "gear up" with "flaps extended" warning horn ... the stall horn never sounded. Speed did drop but the flight never reached critically low speed. Power was intentionally reduced to keep gearbox temps down. I fly patrol flights at 500 ft or less, often 6 to 7 hrs a day. So I do have low level maneuvering experience. Some may call this the impossible turn but power was available during the entire flight.

Subaru powered minimax aircraft engine run
More soob engine run video

Bearhawk Fuselage Rotisserie
My design of a fuselage rotisserie for welding and fuselage work using the ideas of others.

Bearhawk - the pickup truck
Unloading a Bearhawk into a pickup truck - lots of stuff! for more info- www.bearhawkaircraft.com

Bending Longerons
Bending the lower longerons of a Bearhawk fuselage

Bearhawk First Flight
Bearhawk N10YB "Louisiana Crude" first flight took place the evening of 5/16/2010 at Blue Bird Hill (5F5). It was followed by HUGE Bearhawk GRIN and Margaritas!

Bearhawk Airplane ride
Take a ride in our amateur built Bearhawk airplane the "Miss'ippi Mudbug. We take off and land this taildragger from a grass airstrip and fly along the Mississippi Gulf Coast..

Bearhawk - Once or twice around the patch
STOL demonstration of a Bearhawks capability. for more info- www.bearhawkaircraft.com

Proto1 demostrates Bearhawk STOL
Bob Barrows demostrates the STOL capability of the Proto1 Bearhawk at Fincastle VA

Three Sigma Bearhawk Engine Repair
Russ Erb getting Three Sigma into fighting shape

David Weber comments on Bearhawk headroom
David Weber compares the interior room of a Bearhawk with other 4 place airplanes. for more info- www.bearhawkaircraft.com

4130 Tubing - Welding Rod Test - Conclusion
My thoughts on the process. The welding rod may be important,, but it's the ability and practice that makes a strong joint. TIG or gas, all welding rods I used worked just fine. Practice, practice and more practice!!!