Aviodrome receives a Spyker V.2

Aviodrome has had a special kit built in the United States for a Spyker V.2 class plane. Visitors to the Aviation Theme Park will be able to see how the plane is built in the coming weeks. The Spyker V.2 will be part of a new exhibit at Aviodrome on World War I. This exhibition will open on Ascension Day 2014.

This year marks exactly 100 years since the start of World War I. That is why Aviodrome is opening an exhibition about 100 years WWI on Ascension Day, May 29, 2014. An interesting exhibition for young and old. The common thread of this exhibition is how World War I changed civil aviation. "From old planes to drones" is the theme of 100 years of WWI.

Preparations for new exhibition
Preparations for the new exhibit are already in full swing at Aviodrome. In February, the park received the specially built kit for a Spyker V.2. In the coming weeks, the aircraft will be built in the T2 hangar in full view of visitors. Aviodrome already owned an 80hp Thulin aircraft engine with serial number 331. In 1919, this engine was mounted on the Spyker of the Naval Air Service with registration C-16. The Spyker V.2 that Aviodrome is currently building will be fitted with this engine and registration C-16.

History of the Spyker
Starting in 1915, Spyker planes were built by the Amsterdam manufacturer Trompenburg. The NV Nederlandsche Automobiel- en Vliegtuigfabriek 'Trompenburg' was already a manufacturer of cars called Spyker. By building aircraft, the company became the first full-fledged Dutch aircraft manufacturer to mass produce aircraft of its own design as well as under license.

In March 1917, the first flight of a Spyker V.2 took place. This biplane with a wooden construction covered with linen cloth was a teaching aircraft developed by Trompenburg. Due to many orders for the Spyker V.2 in 1917/1918, the Spyker V.2 became the first Dutch aircraft to be built in series.