Rudy Zondag
Rudy Zondag
If there is any time left after work I enjoy spending time with my family, neighbours and friends; Reverting many acres of wasteland back to native bush; Looking after my 60,000+ pet honey bees and our dogs Spock and Kirk; Shooting the odd goat, pig, rabbit and possum, Star watching with the 16” Dobsonian telescope; Sailing the Hobie 16 catamaran; Remote control “drone” flying using video goggles; Off-grid solar power production; Busy building our new home (just to name a few).
Qualifications: “Hogere Technische School” (The Netherlands) majoring in Aeronautical Engineering, BE (Aero).
Research: Ship propulsion cavitation; Vibration of rotary wings (helicopters); aerodynamically induced vibration; Agricultural machinery design and development.
Maintenance: Dutch Royal Air Force: aircraft maintenance; Kernohan Engineering: pneumatics.
Design: Philips semiconductors in equipment engineering; Fokker Aircraft Manufacturing in aircraft design.
Maintenance consultancy services: Applied Maintenance Technology Ltd (1991-present)