Edward H. Phillips is an American writer/historian, aviation industry reporter, and aviator who has specialized in the

general aviation General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...

industry of the central United States—with particular emphasis on the aviation history of

Wichita, Kansas Wichita ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had ...

and its aircraft manufacturers."Aviation Programs by Author Historian Edward H. Phillips – Saturday, October 25th & Sunday, October 26th"
October 2014,

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving and presenting the local history of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is located at 204 South Main (southeast of ...

, Wichita, KSChance, Carl (Editor, ''Air Capital Report,''
Profile: "Edward H. Phillips"
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presenter bio, AirVenture /

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, Oshkosh, WI, retrieved September 5, 2016"Edward Phillips"
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"Airmaster! (Part One)"
, 12 December 2019, ''King Air'' Magazine, retrieved 17 January 2020.

Background and credentials

Phillips earned a degree in journalism, with a minor in aviation, from the

University of North Dakota The University of North Dakota (also known as UND or North Dakota) is a public research university in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It was established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of ...

. A

Federal Aviation Administration The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the largest transportation agency of the U.S. government and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the country as well as over surrounding international waters. Its powers include air traffic m ...

-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

—the "Air Capital City." Phillips worked for Wichita's

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(1978–1986) and for

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. He served for 21 years as Business Flying writer for ''

Aviation Week and Space Technology ''Aviation Week & Space Technology'', often abbreviated ''Aviation Week'' or ''AW&ST'', is the flagship magazine of the Aviation Week Network. The weekly magazine is available in print and online, reporting on the aerospace, defense and aviati ...

'' magazine, before retiring in 2007 as its Southwest-U.S. Bureau Chief, based in Dallas, Texas.Edward H. Phillips
articles list, ''

'' magazine, retrieved 5 September 2016

Works

Phillips' writing and historical research has appeared in numerous books,"Books by Edward H Phillips"
Goodreads.com, retrieved 5 September 2016"Edward H Phillips: Books, Biography, Blog, Audioblog..."
Amazon.com, retrieved 5 September 2016 magazines, online, in documentary films, and in public presentations.

Books

* ''Travel Air: Wings Over the Prairie''. Flying Books (1982), * ''Cessna: A Master's Expression''. Eagan, MN: Flying Books (1985), * ''Cessna: Model 120 to Citation III''. Eagan, MN: Flying Books (1986), * ''Beechcraft: Pursuit of Perfection''. Eagan, MN: Flying Books (1987), * ''Beechcraft: Staggerwing to Starship, an Illustrated History'' Eagan, MN: Flying Books (1987), * ''Piper Airplanes: A Legend Aloft''. Eagan, MN: Flying Books International (1993), * ''Wings of Cessna: Model 120 to Citation X''. Eagan, MN: Flying Books International (1994), * ''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). * ''Laird Aircraft: A Legacy of Speed'' (2002) * ''Stearman Aircraft: A Detailed History'' North Branch, MN: Specialty Press (2006),

Magazine articles

(partial listings)
"Edward H. Phillips," articles list
''

'' magazine
Search: "Edward H. Phillips,"
(articles list) at HistoryNet.com (including ''Aviation History'' magazine).
"Edward Phillips, author
''King Air'' magazine (article list with teasers, linking to full texts of Phillips' articles)

Online articles

(partial listings)
"Edward H_ Phillips, 'Barnstorming Wichita’s Aviation Past,'"
the collected sequence of articles (starting with "C-34 Airmaster") written by Edward H. Phillips, for the ''Wings Over Kansas'' aviation news and history website
Search: "Edward H. Phillips,"
(articles list) in HistoryNet.com (including ''Aviation History'' magazine)
Edward H. Phillips, articles list
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'' magazine
"Edward Phillips, author
''King Air'' magazine (article list with teasers, linking to full texts of Phillips' articles)

Film and video

''Cessna: A Master's Expression''
2007,

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and TZ Productions
debuted 12 September 2008
on

KPTS-TV KPTS (channel 8) is a PBS member television station licensed to Hutchinson, Kansas, United States, serving the Wichita, Kansas, Wichita area. It is owned by Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, Inc., a non-profit organization, non-profit ...

(subsequen
distributor
, derived largely from Phillips' book of the same title, with Phillips' as the principal narrator and historian.
''Wichita: The Air Capital''
by

and

Chris Franks Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name *Chris Abani (born 1966), Nige ...

, 2020. Phillips is the principal historian interviewed and aired in the program.

References

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