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This Beautiful Original Double Eagle is now for sale. 1835 CC 4 Cylinder VW engine that is in excellent condition. The plane has only fair wear and tear on it. This plane is in the sport plane category. You may use your driver’s license for your medical.  This is the original Double Eagle. I am lowering […]

Celebrating its 25th anniversary at AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 was the Legal Eagle, designed by Leonard Milholland, EAA 72307. The Legal Eagle is a high-wing, semi-open taildragger powered by a 30-hp 1/2 VW engine that embraces and embodies the idea of back-to-basics flight. It is fully Part 103 compliant and is available as a kit or

Leonard Milholland has sold the original Legal Eagle Ultralight airplane he designed and built 25+ years ago.  This was the “one that started it all.”  This design struck a chord with many flying enthusiasts.  It became such a popular idea that Leonard created plans to sell to those who wanted to build one of their

The Better half VW engines are easy to maintain.  I have one I have been flying for over 25 years. It still has good compression and runs very strong. Recently we ran a wood bar test on this engine, and it produced 30 hp. That I had been claiming it was.  This engine only has 92 mm

Learn about Leonard Milholland’s Eagle Leagle Ultralight—the most affordable Ultralight Aircraft.

We are having a fly-in on June 10th. Fly-in starts at 10 am and goes until people have to leave. The airport address for the pilots is 27sx, and the street address is 4107 Sport Flyers Ln.  Brookshire TX 77423.   Phone number: 281 785 3777

The shipping cost nowadays makes it more economical to splice the wood and the tubes for the Legal Eagles airplanes rather than pay the cost to ship the long pieces.  Splices can be safe and as strong if done correctly.  Wood sailing ships have many splices in their frame construction, and they don’t fail in the rough

After the Hall of Fame awards, my scruffy and misfit friends got together and awarded me this plaque announcing that I was elected the be the head scruff and misfit.  This proves that they knew me well.  I keep it hanging in my office and get a kick out every time I pass it.  To think that they

Leonard was inducted into the EAA Ultra Light Hall of Fame. He was given a trip to Oshkosh to accept this trophy. The award was given after a nice dinner, and He was asked to make an acceptance speech.  The awards were held in the hangar that is part of the museum. There were twenty round

You will need to do a weight and balance test on your plane before you fly.  This is necessary, so your plane will be in a controllable condition, not nose heavy nor tail heavy.  On the Cabin Eagle plans, I have 5 different weight and balance pages.  An FFA agent looked them over very closely and just said