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During the Qingming Season, the remembrance is leisurely. This special day pins on people's mourning for the deceased, inheriting the traditional cultural meaning of respecting the ancestors and respecting the sages and cautiously pursuing the distant future.
On March 21, China Eastern Airlines passenger plane MU5735 crashed in TengXian County, Wuzhou, Guangxi, killing all the people on board, and the whole country mourned. "All things grow at this time, they are clean and clear, so they are called clear." Ten days later, during the Qingming Dynasty, we remember the deceased and express our reverence for life.
The second black box of the "3.21" China Eastern Airlines flight accident passenger plane has been found
At present, the investigation of the crash accident is intense, and the recovery of the two "black boxes" and the investigation of the accident site can provide key clues. This also reflects the important role of archives as original documents for social activities: flight data recorders and voice recorders, as the core archives of aviation safety accident investigation, are important records of aviation activities and can provide true and objective first-hand evidence for the analysis of accident causes.
First, small science popularization: how much do you know about the "black box"
The black box can be traced back to the beginning of civil aviation. After British Airlines launched the world's first jet civil airliner in 1949, due to the immaturity of aviation technology, crashes often caused fatalities within a few years. In order to better investigate accidents and improve technology, aerial recorders are valued and popularized.
The black box holds important archival data and requires it to have the ability to resist strong impact, high temperature fire, deep sea pressure, corrosive liquid immersion and so on. Therefore, the hardware and software configuration requirements for black boxes are very strict in production and use.
We know that in the era of technology, the field of archives is hotly discussed in the long-term preservation of electronic files, and since black box data is so important, can it also take the form of cloud storage real-time update, off-site backup and so on to ensure its long-term security preservation? This question has also been discussed by authoritative books in the field of science and technology recently, and the answer seems to be that the synchronous storage of archival data in black boxes is not necessary and feasible.
For details, see: Black box is so important, why can't data be synchronized in the cloud?
Xiao Wen: Black box data is an important archival resource. In addition, many of the work of aviation activities have archival participation, let's take a look!
2. Specifications for archival work in aviation activities
Aviation refers to the flight (navigation) activities of aircraft in the earth's atmosphere (air space), and aviation activities are complex and diverse, generally including civil aviation activities and military aviation activities.
China's current aviation legal system takes the Civil Aviation Law promulgated and implemented in 1995 as the mother law of aviation activities, and on this basis, an aviation legal system composed of laws, administrative regulations and departmental rules has gradually formed. Therefore, the discussion around the aviation archives is mainly aimed at the civil aviation archives that have now issued relevant normative documents.
On November 27, 2020, the Civil Aviation Administration and the State Archives Bureau jointly issued the latest version of the "Regulations on the Work of Civil Aviation Archives", which revised the 2013 version, covering the business links of document archiving, file management, utilization development, and file transfer, etc., to meet the requirements of the digital transformation and development of archives, and is the regulatory basis and institutional guarantee for the smooth development of archives work by all units.
Civil Aviation Archives Work Regulations Civil Aviation Archives Regulations see: http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/ZFGW/201601/t20160122_27663.html
On December 31, 2021, the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued the Implementation Opinions on the Implementation of the > of the < the Development Plan for the Development of the 14th Five-Year Plan for archives", which is also worthy of attention. The Opinions closely combine the actual situation of the archives work of various units in the civil aviation system, focusing on promoting the construction of the civil aviation archives governance system, improving the construction of the civil aviation archives resource system, strengthening the construction of the civil aviation archives utilization system, consolidating the construction of the civil aviation archives safety system, deepening the construction of civil aviation archives informatization, and improving the intellectual support capacity of civil aviation archives, and put forward 15 tasks to promote the high-quality development of archival work in the next five years, as well as more than 40 specific requirements for refinement.
Xiao Wen: The introduction of civil aviation archives norms and opinions is enough to prove that relevant units attach importance to archival work. The archives are and will continue to escort the mainland in building an aviation power and a strong country.
Xiao Cha: Yes, the archives in aviation activities have profound value and can play an important role, let me take you through the case study!
Archives in aviation activities: multiple values
Case 1: Direct benefits
Support the development of aviation
Create economic and social benefits
► Intelligence file management to help the development of aviation test flights
Date: May 26, 2017
https://www.cannews.com.cn/2017/0526/164520.shtml
The Test Flight Center Archives holds all the scientific and technological archives and document archives formed by the Test Flight Center in the past 60 years. In the face of the new situation of leapfrog development of the aviation test flight industry, the test flight center adheres to the goal of "supporting scientific research management with archive management and supporting the development of test flight technology with archive knowledge", and innovates the "four major moves": The first move, the archival commissioner makes the archive work achieve point-to-point service. The test flight center tried to implement the working mechanism of the archival specialist to achieve the goal of front-end control, whole-process management and process archiving of archival work. The second trick is to make the archives work achieve hierarchical and accurate management. The third trick is to achieve results-based application of archive compilation and research. On the basis of fully excavating, screening and integrating the collection, the test flight center has developed more than 10 archival compilation and research results. The fourth trick is to make the archive work realize information reconstruction.
Case 2: Indirect benefits
Showcase your aviation activities
Meet the needs of culture and spirit
► The results of the compilation and research of the archives of the Civil Aviation Administration of China are a tribute to the centenary of the founding of the Party
When: July 09, 2021
http://www.zgdazxw.com.cn/news/2021-07/09/content
In order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, "A Century of Great Undertakings - China's Civil Aviation Under the Leadership of the Communist Party of China", organized by the General Department of the Civil Aviation Administration of China and edited by the Archives of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, was published and distributed by the Civil Aviation Publishing House of China. Taking the memorabilia of Civil Aviation of China over the years as a clue and the archives of the Archives of the Civil Aviation Administration as the main source of information, the book is divided into four chapters: "Difficult Start", "Arduous Pioneering", "Reform and Development" and "Leapfrog Development", selects nearly 100 major events and important events of China's civil aviation since the founding of the Communist Party of China, and uses more than 210 photos and more than 30 charts to reproduce the development process of China's civil aviation industry under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.
► The exhibition of archival pictures commemorating the 70th anniversary of the "July 1st" and "August 1st" voyages of the New China Civil Aviation opened
Date: July 02, 2020
http://www.caac.gov.cn/XWZX/MHYW/202007/t20200702_203384.html
On July 1, 2020, on the occasion of the 99th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the Archive Photo Exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of the "July 1st" and "August 1st" voyages of the New China Civil Aviation was opened at the Civil Aviation Administration of China. This exhibition adopts the exhibition mode of "online + offline", with the opening of international and domestic routes in 1950 by the civil aviation of New China as the main content, including the preface, the opening of the "July 1st" flight to test the wings of the blue sky, the "August 1st" opening of the eagle wings and the conclusion of the four parts, a total of 44 historical photos, 9 archival materials, 14 precious objects.
The 70th anniversary of the "August 1st Voyage", revisiting the first route of civil aviation in New China
Case 3: Derived benefits
Aerial photography archives benefit social groups
► Aerial photo archives have witnessed changes in the UK's landscape
Date: May 11, 2019
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/stunning-archive-images-show-the-changing-face-of-britain-from-the-sky-a4138291.html
May 9, 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of Aerofilms. From 1919 onwards, the company was responsible for aerial photography and introduced power engine flight photography schemes. Before 2006, the company had taken more than 760,000 photos for British Airways. New digital images taken by aerial can provide bird's-eye view of landmarks such as London's Barbican Manor and Rhodes Cricket Ground. A photograph kept by the company documenting Tottenham's match against Manchester United at White Hart Lane stadium in 1966. The photographs also show places of interest across the UK, such as Stonehenge and Birmingham cityscapes from more than forty years ago. Aerofilms' historical photographs, part of the British Historical Archive, contain more than 6 million aerial photographs of the UK.
Small smells and small observations to summarize
Archives in aviation activities play a multifaceted role, creating important direct, indirect and derivative benefits.
First, archival knowledge supports the development of aviation, and archives management assists the management of aviation affairs. In Case 1, we can see that the accumulation and preservation of knowledge assets, coupled with active mining, output and utilization, aviation archives can create direct benefits for the development of aviation. With fast, convenient and high-quality archival services, the test flight center provides systematic, complete and accurate archival information resources for aviation scientific research test flights.
Second, the development and use of archives to show the development process and advanced posture of aviation, enrich the public's cognition of aviation, and meet the spiritual and cultural life. Case 2 can reflect that the archives of the Civil Aviation Administration of China make full use of the archives formed in aviation activities, excavate their profound value, compile and publish the memorabilia of China's civil aviation in previous years, "A Hundred Years of Great Achievements - China's Civil Aviation Undertakings under the Leadership of the Communist Party of China", and hold an exhibition of aviation archives and pictures to show the style of civil aviation in the mainland: China's civil aviation is opening its wings, standing at a new historical starting point, and striving to soar towards the goal of a strong civil aviation country.
Third, the archives formed by aviation operations retain urban memory and benefit the needs of future generations. The aerial photography archives involved in case 3, although not the archives generated by the flight activities themselves, are also precious photographic archives generated when working with the help of aircraft. On the one hand, these photo archives truly show the city's architectural facilities and natural environment, provide reference for subsequent urban construction and transformation, and on the other hand, they can also meet the needs of other uses of various groups in society.
Fourth, the trajectory of aviation archives: within reach
Xiao Wen: The sky is fascinating, aviation activities provide human beings with the opportunity to explore the sky, as ordinary people, do we have the opportunity to understand the archives of aviation activities?
Xiao Cha: Absolutely! Xiaocha provides several aviation archives here for readers and friends to explore and understand on their own.
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USA: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Xiao Wen Xiaocha shows you the way:
https://airandspace.si.edu/archival-collections
The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum is located in Washington, D.C. Since its opening in 1976, the museum has attracted visitors from all over the world, and its official website offers a large archive of flight history, including documents, photographs, movie videos and more than 2 million technical drawings.
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USA: NASA Photo Archive Online Search Database
https://www.archives.gov/research/cartographic/aerial-photography
The National Archives and Archives Administration has more than 35 million aerial photo archives provided by federal agencies. The archives date back to 1918 to 2011. Aerial photographs provide a direct description of the natural and cultural landscape of an area at a given time, providing geographers, historians, ecologists, geologists, urban planners, archaeologists, and other professionals with a picture base that is often crucial to their research.
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United Kingdom: Royal Aeronautical Society Online Film Archive
https://www.aerosociety.com/movies
Founded in 1866 in London, England, the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) is the world's oldest aerospace professional organization. On June 11, 2020, the Association's new National Aeronautics and Space Library Film Archive opened. Members and aviation enthusiasts around the world can access its online video resources. The site provides the public with clear guided tours and video footage from the early days of the aviation industry, including rotorcraft, air transport, and special interest areas. In addition, the Film Archive has added online resources obtained from the Royal Aviation Association, including its podcast archives, lecture series, and a variety of printed materials and images.
Xiao Cha: This issue of tweets ends here! Aviation activities are rich and colorful, and this article is only for basic science popularization and preliminary thinking.
Xiao Wen: More content is expected to be actively explored by readers, and welcome to communicate with the tea house!
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