[ EXHIBIT 5.1  -  OPINION OF COUNSEL ]


                            CHRISTENSEN LAW GROUP, PC
                      A CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
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                                January 21, 2004

Board of Directors
Moller International, Inc.
1222 Research Park Drive
Davis, CA 95616


         Re:  S-8 Registration for Moller International, Inc.

Dear Sirs:

         I have acted as special securities counsel for Moller International,
Inc., a California corporation (the "Company"). You have requested my opinion in
connection with the registration by the Company of seven million five hundred
thousand (7,500,000) shares (the "Shares") of its common stock to issued
pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Act"). Such registration statement, as amended or
supplemented is hereinafter referred to as the "registration statement." The
shares are to be issued from time to time under the Company's "2004 Stock,
Option and Restricted Stock Benefit Plan" (the "Plan"). You have advised me
that:

1.   The Company is current in its reporting responsibilities to the Commission
     as mandated by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

2.   The Shares will be issued to consultants and participants in the Plan as
     compensation for their services on behalf of the Company. Such persons have
     provided bona-fide services to the Company which are not in relation to the
     offer of sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, and which did
     not either directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the
     Company's securities.

3.   The shares to be issued to these individuals will be pursuant to corporate
     resolution and the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company. These
     shares registered pursuant to the Registration Statement will be issued
     without restrictive legend to those persons who are not deemed to be
     affiliates of the Company as defined in Rule 405 of the Act.



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I have read such documents as have been made available to me. For purposes of
this opinion, I have assumed the authenticity of such documents. Based on the
accuracy of the information supplied to me, it is my opinion that the Company
may avail itself of a Registration Statement on Form S-8, and is qualified to do
so. Further, subject to the limitation set forth in the Company's Articles of
Incorporation with respect to the maximum number of shares of common stock that
the Company is authorized to issue, and assuming that the Shares will be issued
as set forth in the Plan and the Registration Statement, at a time when
effective, and that the Company will fully comply with all applicable securities
laws involved under the Act, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to said
Acts, and in those states and foreign jurisdictions in which the Shares may be
sold, I am of the opinion that, upon proper and legal issuance of the Shares and
receipt of the consideration to paid for the Shares, the Shares will be validly
issued, fully paid, and non-assessable shares of the Company's common stock.

This opinion does not cover any matters related to any re-offer of re-sale of
the Shares by any Plan participants, once properly and legally issued pursuant
to the Plan as described in the Registration Statement.

I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5
to the Registration Statement. I also consent to the reference to this firm
wherever it appears in the Registration Statement, and any amendments thereto.
In giving this consent, I do not thereby admit that I am in the category of
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and
regulations of the Commission. This opinion and consent may be incorporated by
reference in a subsequent registration statement on Form S-8 filed pursuant to
Rule 462(b) under the Act with respect to the registration of additional
securities issuable under the Plan.

This opinion is limited to the specific issues addressed herein, and no opinion
may be inferred or implied beyond that expressly stated herein. I assume no
obligation to revise or supplement this opinion should the present laws of the
State of California or the federal laws of the United States be changed by
legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise. This opinion is furnished to
you pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Act
in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement.

                                            Sincerely,

                                            /s/
                                            Craig G. Christensen
                                            Attorney at Law


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