Vliegtuigbouw
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NV Vliegtuigbouw was started by Mr. A.L. Bauling, the promotor of Aeroclub Teuge, when he realised that pilots in Holland needed more Baby glider planes and he saw an opportunity to build several dozen of them.
Production started in 1936 under supervision of Mr. Wijkens in an attic, later in a large shed. After production was going well, they hired Mr. Snellen as designer to build the at that time very modern V20 engine. Unfortunately only one was ever built. The V-20 featured a robust Göppingen 535 profile for the wing, which was attached to the fuselage with struts. Stall speed was 45 km/h (24 knots) and best glide angle (L/D) was 1:23. Very good indeed in the era of Olympia's. Besides the V-20 they also built a two-seater Grunau-8 and a trainer glider of type "Universal". Baby's however always stayed the main production line. In total 16 Baby's where delivered to Dutch gliding clubs. These Baby's are often called Bauling Baby's. They have a larger and different shaped rudder than Fokker Baby's and other ones. After World War II they started again, this time based at Teuge Airfield, with a series of high performance gliders, the Sagitta.
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