William B. Scott (magazine editor)

{{Short description|American magazine editor}}

William B. Scott is an American magazine editor. He was a former Rocky Mountain Bureau Chief for Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine. During his 22 years with the publication, he also served as Senior National Editor, Avionics Editor and Senior Engineering Editor. He is a co-author of three books: "Counterspace: The Next Hours of World War III"; "Space Wars: The First Six Hours of World War III",{{cite web|url=http://us.macmillan.com/spacewars|title=Space Wars|publisher=Macmillan|accessdate=12 July 2010}} and "Inside the Stealth Bomber: The B-2 Story".{{cite web|url=http://2010.nationalspacesymposium.org/speakers/mr-william-b-scott|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419214930/http://2010.nationalspacesymposium.org/speakers/mr-william-b-scott|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 19, 2010|title=Speakers: Mr. William B. Scott|publisher=The 26th National Space Symposium|accessdate=12 July 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/scott-william-b/6950|title=Guests: William B. Scott|publisher=Coast to Coast am|accessdate=12 July 2010}}

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from California State University, Sacramento, and is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California. In 12 years of military and civilian flight testing, plus evaluating aircraft for Aviation Week, he has logged approximately 2,000 flight hours on 80 aircraft types.