Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE160101173]Researchers: Peter Hobbins (Principal investigator) , Dr Chao Sun (Associated with) , Dr Peter Hobbins (Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) , Laura Signorelli (Associated with)
Brief description Black Box Re-order: technology, air safety and Australian airspace, 1938–68. This project plans to trace pivotal developments in air safety through the three decades preceding Australia’s last major airliner crash in 1968. Modern Australia has an admirable aviation safety record, shaping national patterns of commerce, leisure and defence. This project aims to advance understanding of our contributions to global aviation safety. Through historical research, it seeks to help us understand how key human, technological and environmental factors changed local and international ideas about airspace, and how the complex systems governing our airways grew to function so effectively. It also promises new understanding of how Australians came to rely upon technological black boxes and large-scale infrastructure.
Funding Amount $336,764
Funding Scheme Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE160101173
- ARC : DE160101173