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.[1][2][3]
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.[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' 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]
Books
Travel Air: Wings Over the Prairie. Flying Books (1982),
ISBN0911139001
Cessna: A Master's Expression. Eagan, MN: Flying Books (1985),
OCLC13522983
Cessna: Model 120 to Citation III. Eagan, MN: Flying Books (1986),
ISBN0911139052
Beechcraft: Pursuit of Perfection. Eagan, MN: Flying Books (1987),
ISBN0911139117
Beechcraft: Staggerwing to Starship, an Illustrated History Eagan, MN: Flying Books (1987),
ISBN0911139060
Piper Airplanes: A Legend Aloft. Eagan, MN: Flying Books International (1993),
ISBN0911139141
Wings of Cessna: Model 120 to Citation X. Eagan, MN: Flying Books International (1994),
OCLC32516985
The Staggerwing Story - A History of the Beechcraft Model 17 (1996)
Mystery Ship: A History of the Travel Air Type R Monoplanes So. St. Paul, MN: Flying Books International (1999).
ISBN091113929X
Laird Aircraft: A Legacy of Speed (2002)
Stearman Aircraft: A Detailed History North Branch, MN: Specialty Press (2006),
ISBN1580070876