Positively contributing to a better future through the smart use of technology.
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined December 2009
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Mark van Wyk retweeted
I have successfully completed my application for the Africa's Business Heroes Prize Competition! I am on my way to becoming the next Africa's Business Hero!
Follow the Heroes' journey at:
africabusinessheroes.org
#RealHeroesDontQuit #ABH2022 #ABHAppCompleted #ItsAfricanTime
Mark van Wyk retweeted
Ok I’m saying this again. Why don’t banks and banking apps have a Distress PIN? If you’re being forced to draw/transfer money, use a PIN that shows a small amount that you can withdraw or transfer and simultaneously cancels accounts and alerts authorities.
Is this not logical??
Mark van Wyk retweeted
The Dragonfly V has a 5.5m wingspan. We're rapid prototyping it with a new manufacturing technique where we first sandwitch the spars into the foam and then cut the wing profile out.
#FlyH2 #DragonflyV #WingDesign #Manufacturing #RPAS #Drone #Aircraft
Mark van Wyk retweeted
Some say the West needs a unified strategy to save liberal democracy - we say the world needs a unifying vision of possibility for human becoming. lnkd.in/er8TkRjW
René Heise, Onno Huyser, Mark van Wyk, David Stubbs and David Gouws all working tirelessly to bring #FlyH2's #DragonflyV #FuelCellAircraft to life!
Mind blowing.
Quickly get your bearings with tilesets colored by elevation in Cesium for @UnrealEngine
Learn how to add this and visual effects with materials in our tutorial
cesium.com/learn/unreal/unre…
I just discovered something amazing. Jetbrains IDE for Unreal Engine (with Blueprints) called JetBrains Rider.
jetbrains.com/lp/rider-unrea…
This is exciting. First all-civilian mission to the International Space Station! Once again mostly reusing previously flown parts. Only the second stage is new / discarded, but Starship will fix that... If the FAA ever approves their EIA
All systems are looking good for tomorrow’s Falcon 9 launch of the @Axiom_Space Ax-1 mission to the @space_station; teams are keeping an eye on downrange weather along the ascent corridor. Webcast will go live at ~7:55 a.m. ET → spacex.com/launches/ax-1/
In preparation for test flying @flyh2's large #DragonflyV #RPAS, I'm pulling out my dusty #RC trainers. Going to renew my #RPL #DronePilotsLicense, and renew my membership with #SAMAA and #AeroclubSA. Anyone keen on flying with me?
ALT Discovery RC Trainer
ALT FMS RC Trainer
How do develop an aircraft in a manner that is really quick and cost effective? This is the mission. I'll let you know how close we get!
#DragonflyV's wingbox has been #CNC cut from aluminium. It consists of only 2 pieces and connects the wing to the fuselage. Great work by #CarbideCNC.
The simulation way of developing aircraft is now the only way in my opinion. The simulations are now so accurate you can totally understand your aircrafts behaviour before cutting a single part, let alone have to endure avoidable maiden flight incidents.
#AviorLabs created a flight dynamics model specially for #DragonflyV. It was then run in Avior's Universal Simulation Environment, where we can literally fly it with a RC remote and it behaves like it would in real life. Mark is going to start practicing for the maiden flight!
Mark van Wyk retweeted
Harrowing but important words from Elon while standing on top of the orbital launch mount. Part III of my tour of Starbase with @elonmusk is dropping Wednesday!
@adamcowley I'm a Java/Spring and Vue developer. I'm about to launch a YouTube series on Rapid Application Development with Vue and Nuxt. May be nice to collaborate on some content?
