Steve Kiblinger, .. Builder of a Milholland Better Half 2 cylinder VW and Legal Eagle Ultralight Airplane

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Builder of a Milholland Better Half 2 cylinder VW and Legal Eagle Ultralight Airplane</B></div> <div> <A HREF="tools.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tools"><U>Tools</U></A>   |   <A HREF="empennage.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Empennage"><U>Empennage</U></A>   |   <A HREF="fuselage.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fuselage"><U>Fuselage</U></A>   |   <A HREF="disk_brakes_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Disk Brakes?"><U>Disk Brakes?</U></A>   |   <A HREF="glue.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Glue"><U>Glue</U></A>   |   <A HREF="wingspars.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WingSpars"><U>WingSpars</U></A>   |   <A HREF="wings.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wings"><U>Wings</U></A>   |   <A HREF="ailerons.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ailerons"><U>Ailerons</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WingsHow2"><U>WingsHow2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WingStruts"><U>WingStruts</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Covering"><U>Covering</U></A>   |   <A HREF="whatdoesitweigh_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WhatDoesItWeigh?"><U>WhatDoesItWeigh?</U></A>   |   <A HREF="stanswood.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="StansWood"><U>StansWood</U></A>   |   <A HREF="brucesengine.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BrucesEngine"><U>BrucesEngine</U></A>   |   <A HREF="gastank.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GasTank"><U>GasTank</U></A>   |   <A HREF="suppliers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Suppliers"><U>Suppliers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="flying.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Flying"><U>Flying</U></A>   |   <A HREF="eagler_s_nest_s.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eagler(s)Nests"><U>Eagler(s)Nest's</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Builder(s)Gallery"><U>Builder(s)Gallery</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LeonardThisWeek"><U>LeonardThisWeek</U></A>   |   <A HREF="contact_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="John Bolding"><U>John Bolding</U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=250 BGCOLOR="#0099FF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>Current Activity</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiedog2" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiedog2"><U><I><B>Hot Legal Eagle VID's</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>F L A S H  ! ! !</B></div> <div> <B>#33 airborne</B></div> <div> <B>It flies  g r e a t !!!  </B></div> <div> <B>First flight May 3,  2002</B></div> <div> <B>Air  u n d e r  the tires...</B></div> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-803/LEU33FirstTakeoff.mpg"><u>TakeOff Video</u> </a>  </B></div> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-804/LEU33FirstFlyOver.MPG"><u>FlyOver Video</u> </a>  </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id68.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SecondFlightReport"><U><B>Second Flight Report</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Current Flying Report"><U><B>Current Flying Report</B></U></A></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="321bea40.jpg" border=0 width="190" height="164" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-802/P1010029.jpg"><u>Click here for large picture.</u> </a>  </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="30cbe660.jpg" border=0 width="190" height="102" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <a href="HTMLobj-782/Mvc-335g.jpg"><u>Click here for large picture.</u> </a>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Larry Faast (President EAA UL chapter 114) was the first guest on the ranch strip...</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="307b4870.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="135" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-781/Mvc-297h.jpg"><u>Click here for large picture.</u> </a>  </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="302b4870.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="135" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-773/Mvc-301f.jpg"><u>Click here for large picture.</u> </a>  </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id39_it_s_july_2001_and_hanger_construction.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PerchedRockField"><U><B>More Hanger pictures...</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>How much does this </B></div> <div> <B>weigh?...</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0fdb4870.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="135" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>See the answer on the </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="whatdoesitweigh_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WhatDoesItWeigh?"><U><B>[WhatDoesItWeigh]</B></U></A></FONT><A HREF="whatdoesitweigh_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WhatDoesItWeigh?"><U><B> </B></U></A><B>page...</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>LINKS that we like:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.angoraaffaire.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.angoraaffaire.com"><U><B>Gene's Rabbits</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://ez.org/default.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://ez.org/default.htm"><U><B>EZ Squadron</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.marthasuescookies.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.marthasuescookies.com/"><U><B>Martha Sue's Cookies</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>Steve Kiblinger, .. Builder of a Milholland Better Half 2 cylinder VW and Legal Eagle Ultralight Airplane</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="2d174b00.jpg" border=0 width="116" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>September 11, 2001 Remembered... We stand together...</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> <img src="HTMLobj-1057/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="486" height="61">  </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>GIF courtesy of  Carl Bogardus LE 5F</B></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> <TITLE>Steve Kiblinger, .. Builder of a Milholland Better Half 2 cylinder VW and Legal Eagle Ultralight Airplane</TITLE> <META name="keywords" content="airplane, builder, legal eagle ultralight, better half vw, 2 cylinder vw, pictures, construction details, flying qualities"> <META name="author" content="Stephen H. Kiblinger, Stan Levin, Bruce B. Blauvelt">  </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00BF00" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Our web site is a work in progress as is the Ultralight airplane. Please visit often to see what is new here. </B></I></FONT><I><B>Updated: July 29, 2013... Visit the  </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#AAAAAA" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>(Updated </B></I></FONT><A HREF="wings.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wings"><U><I><B>Wings</B></I></U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#AAAAAA" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>)</B></I></FONT><I><B>, </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vortex Generators by Joe Spencer"><U><I><B>Vortex Generators</B></I></U></A></FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#AAAAAA" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>(Updated</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LandingGear "><U><B>Landing Gear</B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#AAAAAA" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>)</B></I></FONT><I><B>, </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#AAAAAA" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>[Mandatory] Update <IMG SRC="336140f0.gif" border=0 width="20" height="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="empennage.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Empennage"><U><I><B>Empennage</B></I></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#AAAAAA" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>)</B></I></FONT><I><B>,  </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#AAAAAA" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>[Mandatory] Update<IMG SRC="336140f0.gif" border=0 width="20" height="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WingStruts"><U><I><B>WingStruts</B></I></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#AAAAAA" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>)</B></I></FONT><I><B>, </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#AAAAAA" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Updated </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id67.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Testing"><U><B>Testing</B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#AAAAAA" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>)</B></I></FONT><I><B>, </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#AAAAAA" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>(</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#AAAAAA" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Updated </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LeburgDualEI"><U><B>LeburgDualEI</B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#AAAAAA" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>)</B></I></FONT><I><B>,</B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#AAAAAA" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>  </B></I></FONT><I><B>pages and </B></I><I><B><U>R</U></B></I><I><B>efresh it if you've been there before... </B></I><A HREF="http://www.eaaapps.org/forumsearchresults.aspx?searchkeyword=1&keyword=milholland" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.eaaapps.org/forumsearchresult"><U><I><B>Leonard at Oshkosh 2013...</B></I></U></A><A HREF="http://www.eaaapps.org/forumsearchresults.aspx?searchkeyword=1&keyword=milholland" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.eaaapps.org/forumsearchresult"><U><I><B> </B></I></U></A><I><B>  </B></I><A HREF="contact_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><I><B>Contact Us</B></I></U></A><I><B>    The Eagler Yahoo Group has been started and more for Friends of the Legal Eagle Ultralight!!!     </B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Have you visited the Yahoo Interest Group "EaglersNests"? </B></I><A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EaglersNests/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EaglersNes"><U><I><B>Click to see...</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.betterhalfvw.com/order.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.betterhalfvw.com/order.htm"><U><I><B>Leonard has some HOT new construction video's - click to see info... </B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="336140f0.gif" border=0 width="20" height="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF00BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="John Bolding"><U><I><B>Click here for new options on Materials kits (7-02-2013) pricing)...</B></I></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Flash!!! Mike Kimbrel (below)</B></I><A HREF="http://www.betterhalfvw.com/newssep00.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.betterhalfvw.com/newssep00.ht"><U><I><B> flies and comments on the Legal Eagle!</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="14330300.jpg" border=0 width="560" height="560" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Steve Kiblinger, Stan Levin and Bruce Blauvelt join forces to build a Leonard Milholland Betterhalf VW and Legal Eagle Ultralight airplane plans serial </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>#33</B></FONT><B>...</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>This web site is the history of building the engine, airframe and subsequent flying performance of the airplane... No warranties for fitness or merchantability are expressed or implied... Pictures, processes, construction and reported flying qualities are made available as-is and all decisions to use are up to the reader and or the end user...</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Custom aircraft building is a pursuit of symmetry and detail... Philosophers have struggled with this pursuit and best resolved for me by Thoreau at Waldon Pond when he declared, "Simplify, simplify, simplify, do not fritter your life away on detail". Leonard Milholland, the designer of the Betterhalf VW and Legal Eagle Ultralight airplane has listened to Thoreau and developed both engine and airframe followed with plans that are beautiful in simplicity and execution... As builders we try to bring that symmetry and detail together with our minds and hands... As pilots we practice to become one with the machine, knowing the instrumentation, use of controls and maneuvering as an organized part of the sky... Then, not always and oftener as you get better, you are flying a system that is symmetry and detail mastered by you, through the air with precision that only birds know as they rise and fall above the ridges as the maker moves air and landscape beneath them and you...</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>