SSVOBB is the acronym for Stichting Studenten Vliegtuigontwikkeling, -bouw en -beheer which is Dutch for Foundation for Students in Airplane development, manufacturing and management.
The Foundation
The SSVOBB is a non-profit-foundation of students in Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology in Delft, Netherlands dedicated to giving students practical experience in the design, manufacture and flight of fixed-wing aircraft. The organisation was founded on January 19, 1990, when students of the faculty organised the building of their first aircraft the Lambach HL II.
Lambach HL II
thumb|right|250px|Lambach HL II replica in-flight
The original
The original Lambach HL.II was commissioned by Dutch aviation enthusiasts to try to beat the superior German aerobatics aircraft in aerobatics contests. She was completely designed and build within six months by the Dutch engineer and Delft University of Technology graduate Hugo Lambach. Although it continues to be restored to flightworthy condition, Lambach Aircraft is no longer heavily involved in the project.
The Impuls
thumb|A 2004 artist impression of the Impuls
In 1994 the society started working on their second project: the Impuls (Dutch for momentum, registration PH-VXM (velocity times mass)), which was designed by the society's students only. The design started in 1994, but by the summer of 2010 the society decided to freeze the project.