Phillips, William Hewitt (1918- )

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Aerospace engineer. Received a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1939) and an M.S. in aerospace engineering from M.I.T. (1940). Joined the National Advisory Committee for Aviation (NACA) as a junior engineer in 1940. Head of the Stability and Control Section, Flight Research Division (1943-1959); Guidance and Control Branch, Flight Research Division (1959-1962). Chief, Space Mechanics Division (1963-1970), Flight Dynamics and Control Division (1970-1979), and a Distinguished Research Associate at NASA Langley Research Center, retiring from NASA in 1979. Author of (Journey in Aeronautical Research: a Career at NASA Langley Research Center. Among his awards are the President's Awared for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service (1979) and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1979).

Autobiography, ca. 1995, Ms2008-080, 0.1 cu. ft.

Typescript draft titled "Research at Langley: a Technical Autobiography," later published as Journey in Aeronautical Research: a Career at NASA Langley Research Center. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database.

Papers, 1942-1994, Ms2005-019, 15.4 cu. ft.

Papers include Phillips' autobiography, as well as lecture notes, reports, and memoranda, tracing the development of Phillips' theories while at Langley, spanning from his work on World War II-era aircraft to the early U. S. space program and beyond. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database. Ms 2005-019.

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