Edward H. Phillips Explained

Edward H. Phillips is an American writer/historian, aviation industry reporter, and aviator who has specialized in the general aviation industry of the central United States—with particular emphasis on the aviation history of Wichita, Kansas and its aircraft manufacturers.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Background and credentials

Phillips earned a degree in journalism, with a minor in aviation, from the University of North Dakota. A Federal Aviation Administration-certified flight instructor and advanced ground instructor, he earned a commercial pilot license, with instrument and multi-engine ratings for single-and multi-engine land airplanes; and an Airframe and Powerplant aircraft mechanic license.

Career

Phillips is most noted as an aviation writer and historian, with numerous publications, including nine books and over 1,000 articles on aviation and aerospace topics. He is particularly noted as the principal author of books and articles on the early aircraft manufacturers of Wichita, Kansas—the "Air Capital City."

Phillips worked for Wichita's Beech Aircraft Corporation (1978–1986) and for Piedmont Airlines. He served for 21 years as Business Flying writer for Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine, before retiring in 2007 as its Southwest-U.S. Bureau Chief, based in Dallas, Texas.[5] [6]

He also wrote for Air Transport in 1995.[7]

He has written numerous books and articles on general aviation history, including articles for the American Aviation Historical Society Journal,[8] Aviation History magazine (and its affiliate website, HistoryNet.com),[9] and King Air magazine.[10]

Works

Phillips' writing and historical research has appeared in numerous books,[11] [12] magazines and journals, online, in documentary films, and in public presentations.[13]

Books

Magazine articles

(partial listing of article lists)

Journal articles

(peer-reviewed)

Online articles

(partial listings)

Film and video

Notes and References

  1. http://wichitahistory.org/aviation-programs-by-author-historian-edward-h-phillips-saturday-october-25th-sunday-october-26th-at-200pm/ "Aviation Programs by Author Historian Edward H. Phillips – Saturday, October 25th & Sunday, October 26th"
  2. Chance, Carl (Editor, Air Capital Report,) Profile: "Edward H. Phillips"
  3. http://www.eaa.org/eaa/person/edward-phillips%20iv?id=C85A7BE0CB4E4E4298C5BD10B01BB7EC "Edward Phillips IV,"
  4. http://www.kingairmagazine.com/article/airmaster-part-one/ "Edward Phillips"
  5. http://aviationweek.com/author/edward-h-phillips-0 Edward H. Phillips
  6. Barnes, Sparky: "A Beechcraft Historian," in "Beech Party: Starship, Staggerwings and STOL," November 7, 2021, General Aviation News. retrieved December 30, 2022
  7. Tarnay, Thomas N.:"Aircraft Designs Subjected to FAA Special Certification Review - Mitsubishi MU-2 and Beechcraft Bonanza: The Role of the SCR in Aircraft Design Certification and Implications on Federal Preemption" (Phillips article cited in footnote 10), Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Volume 62, Issue 2, retrieved December 31, 2022
  8. https://www.aahs-online.org/pubs/journals/journal_template.php?vol_no=v56n3 "Travel Air Mystery Ship"
  9. http://www.historynet.com/?s=Edward+H.+Phillips Search: "Edward H. Phillips,"
  10. http://www.kingairmagazine.com/author/edward-h-phillips/ "Edward Phillips, author
  11. https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/241677.Edward_H_Phillips "Books by Edward H Phillips"
  12. https://www.amazon.com/Edward-H.-Phillips/e/B001JS0X72 "Edward H Phillips: Books, Biography, Blog, Audioblog..."
  13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcPRwj3HwDo Wichita & the Air Capital of the World,

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