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]
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.[1][2][3]
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.[2][3] He is particularly noted as the principal author of books and articles on the early aircraft manufacturers of Wichita, Kansas—the "Air Capital City."[2][4]
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.[1][2][3][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]
Phillips' writing and historical research has appeared in numerous books,[11][12][4][6] magazines and journals, online, in documentary films, and in public presentations.[1][3][6][13]
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