The Education of an Air Force—A Royal Air Force Perspective

2020 ◽  
pp. 232-244
Author(s):  
James Beldon ◽  
Peter W. Gray
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Close Reading ◽  
Technology In The Classroom ◽  
Royal Air Force ◽  
Cultural Assumptions ◽  
Cultural Impacts ◽  
The Social ◽  
University Programs ◽  
Weapons Systems

This chapter argues that courses devoted to airpower and spacepower history can offer a natural addition to civilian university programs. The inclusion of such courses can also serve as an important adjunct to courses devoted to the social and cultural impacts of science and technology. In the classroom, a close reading of the writings of airpower theorists' works can reveal the social, political, and cultural assumptions that shaped each man's worldview and the technological expectations of the time. Beyond these the author argues that the study of past and contemporary uses of airpower naturally and importantly can and should lead to discussions of the ethics and morality of specific weapons systems, national strategies and warfighting generally.

Human error on the flight deck

1990 ◽  
Vol 327 (1241) ◽  
pp. 503-511 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Air Force ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Royal Air Force ◽  
Aircraft Accidents ◽  
Aviation Medicine ◽  
The Social ◽  
Structural Failures ◽  
Flight Deck

Despite terrorist bombs and structural failures, human error on the flight deck continues to account for the majority of aircraft accidents. The Royal Air Force (RAF) Institute of Aviation Medicine (IAM) has investigated the psychology of such error since the early 1970s, and to this end has used two principal techniques. The first has involved assisting in the official inquiries into both RAF and civil flying accidents, and the second has involved setting up a reporting system that permits any commercial pilot to report his own everyday errors, in complete confidence, to the RAF IAM. The latter system possesses the clear benefit of gathering error data untainted by considerations of culpability, and sometimes permits system rectification before the occurrence of accidents. This paper examines selected examples of errors associated with the design of equipment and with the social psychology of crews, and suggests that some consideration of the psychology of organizations may be necessary to ensure that the problems of human error are given the degree of consideration they require.

The Royal Air Force: Budget Preparation, Control & Execution

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syeda Noor-ul-Huda Shahid ◽  
Usman W. Chohan
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Royal Air Force

Understanding and translating Confucian philosophy in the Analects: a sociosemiotic perspective

Semiotica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Min
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Original Text ◽  
Intercultural Understanding ◽  
Cultural Assumptions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Confucian Philosophy ◽  
The Analects

Abstract As the representative of Chinese classical works, the Analects represents a source of difficulty in both understanding and interpretation of Confucian philosophy. Confucian philosophy as a philosophy of creativity and otherness is closely related with the social and cultural values in society. Therefore, the study of Confucian philosophy in the Analects cannot be separated from the descriptive study of the effects of any and all aspects of society, including cultural norms, expectations, contexts, language use, and the effects of language use on society. This article attempts to explore how the meaning of Confucian philosophy in the Analects is interpreted and accepted by Western readers through complex social semiotic interactions. The article focuses on the interpretation of Confucian philosophy as a reflection of cultural assumptions, values and prohibitions, and the manipulation of the social semiotic resources in the process of understanding, translation, and acceptance of Confucian philosophy in the Analects through a discussion of its original text, different versions and the reasons behind the social semiotic activities. The article concludes with a consideration of significant social semiotic interactions that influence the translator’s interpretation and reader’s acceptance of Confucian philosophy so as to facilitate intercultural understanding.

Recent changes in hypoxia training at the Royal Air Force Centre of Aviation Medicine

2015 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-187
Author(s):  
A Wrigley
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Decompression Sickness ◽  
Student Experience ◽  
Training Method ◽  
Royal Air Force ◽  
Aviation Medicine ◽  
Oxygen Breathing ◽  
Hypobaric Chamber ◽  
The Subject ◽  
New System

AbstractHypoxia training at the Royal Air Force Centre of Aviation Medicine (RAF CAM) has traditionally involved the use of a hypobaric chamber to induce hypoxia. While giving the student experience of both hypoxia and decompression, hypobaric chamber training is not without risks such as decompression sickness and barotrauma. This article describes the new system for hypoxia training known as Scenario-Based Hypoxia Training (SBHT), which involves the subject sitting in an aircraft simulator and wearing a mask linked by hose to a Reduced Oxygen Breathing Device (ROBD). The occupational requirements to be declared fit for this new training method are also discussed.

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