author
Victor Wilfred Pagé
1885–1947
Best known for clear, practical books on cars, motorcycles, tractors, and early aviation, this early 20th-century technical writer helped everyday readers understand fast-changing machines. His manuals were written for mechanics, motorists, and students who wanted usable answers, not theory alone.
1 Audiobook
Aviation Engines: Design—Construction—Operation and Repair
by Victor Wilfred Pagé
About the author
Victor Wilfred Pagé was an American technical author and engineer born in 1885 and died in 1947. Library and catalog records consistently credit him as the author of widely circulated practical manuals on automobiles and aircraft, including The Model T Ford Car, The Modern Gasoline Automobile, Storage Batteries Simplified, and Aviation Engines.
His books were aimed at working readers: drivers, mechanics, repairmen, and students trying to keep up with new technology in the early motor and aviation age. The titles and surviving editions suggest a writer who specialized in explaining construction, operation, maintenance, and repair in straightforward language.
Pagé’s work remains of interest today mainly as a window into the hands-on world of early transportation and engineering. His manuals capture a moment when cars and airplanes were still new enough that practical guidance could open an entire field to curious readers.