Spyker was a Dutch carriage, automobile and aircraft manufacturer, started in 1880 by blacksmiths Jacobus and Hendrik-Jan Spijker. Originally located in Hilversum, the company relocated to Trompenburg, Amsterdam in 1898.
As neutrals in World War I, the Dutch armed forces experienced difficulties in obtaining military aircraft from abroad. To ease the problems of both the Dutch Army Aviation Group (LVA) and the Dutch Navy Aviation Group (MLD), in August 1917 the Ministry of War encouraged companies to become involved in aircraft production. The only other manufacturer to volunteer besides Van Berkel's Patent was Spyker.
Spyker V.2
The Spyker V.2, or Spyker-Trompenburg V.2, was a low powered, tandem seat biplane designed and built for the Dutch government for pilot training towards the end of World War I. More than seventy were built.
