Vliegtuigbouw / N.V. 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's and he saw an opportunity to build several 10's of them. Production started in 1936 under supervision of Mr. Wijkens in an attick, later in a large shed. After production was well going on they hired Mr. Snellen as designer to build the -at that time- very modern V-20. Unfortunately only one was ever built, see picture. If anyone has any pictures or more information regarding this one, please contact us. 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 WW2 they started again, this time based at Teuge airfield, with a series of high performance gliders, the Sagitta.
