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Date:
Friday, May 1, 2009
IET Brunei
members including engineers and
academics paid a technical visit to the
Royal Brunei Air Force at its Rimba Air
Base. The Royal Brunei Air Force was
established in 1965. The roles of the
Royal Brunei Air Force are the defense
of national airspace, air surveillance
of national land and maritime borders,
air support for land defense, maritime
defense and national tasks.
RBAirForce
Senior Engineering Officer gave the
group a thorough presentation on the
operations of the RBAirForce,
particularly the Logistics Wing. The
Senor Engineering Officer explained to
the group on the organizational
structure of RBAirForce, its
multi-roles, the different aircraft in
RBAirForce and the different stages of
the maintenance operations. The visitors
learned on the stringent quality control
in maintenance and operation of air
fleets.
Muhamad
Ayub Khan Abdul Rauf Khan showed
excellent academic performance in his
National Diploma program in the
Electrical and Electronic Engineering at
the Sultan Saiful Rijal Technical
College (Maktab Teknik Sultan Saiful
Rijal). Muhamad Ayub Khan participated
in various technical activities
including the OGDC Robocon Challenge and
construction of college arch. In
addition, he is an active student
council member in his college and is
active in sports.
During the
visit, the visitors had the privilege to
see the actual operations of the
RBAirForce Logistics Wing. The visitors
were guided to the various supporting
departments, the hangar floors where the
Engineering Squadrons are, the overhaul
bay, structure bay, engine bay and the
avionics workshop. The visitors also got
upclose with the Bell and Blackhawk
helicopters and fixed wing trainer and
transport aircraft. |
