the team

Founder / director & publisher Anton van Rijsbergen has 28 years of practical experience in both general aviation and historical aviation, including holding a PPL and co-managing an FBO. Nowadays he is employed at an (aviation) MRO-company, and works as a volunteer at Vliegend Museum Seppe. During this period he has written for several small aviation publications.

Author Arno Landewers has a Masters Degree in Aerospace Design & Engineering. He specializes in space exploration, buoyant aircraft, and the aircraft registry's of THe Netherlands, The Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, and Surinam. He has been active for many years, and is presently (among other things) member of the board of directors of the KNVvL (Royal Netherlands Aero Club).

Author Loet Kuipers specializes in the history of aircraft types and models. He has been active for more than 30 years, and is presently (among other things) member of the board of directors of the KNVvL (Royal Netherlands Aero Club).

Author Jan Willem Laroo has been on the avianet-team from the very early beginnings. He specializes in historical aviation, but is interested in all aspects of aerospace.

Author Pieter van Wijngaarden is a well known and respected writer/photographer in the publishing industry. He has authored several books on historical aviation such as the Dornier Do 24 and the Wright Flyer. He has contributed dozens of articles to aviation magazines in The Netherlands and was the co-founder and editor of avianet.nl.