Renault 80 hp
The Renault 80 hp, or Type WS in British service, was a V-8 aero engine that first ran in 1914. The engine was manufactured in Britain by Renault Limited of West Brompton, London between August 1914 and December 1918, seven other companies, including Rolls-Royce and Brazil Straker[2], also produced the engine.[3] The Renault V-8 engines were noted as inefficient but reliable, the inefficiency being mainly due to the excessively rich fuel/air mixture used to assist cooling.[4]
Applications
Engines on display
A preserved Renault 80 hp is on display at the Canada Aviation Museum. Another one will be restored at the Museo Nacional de Aeronautica in Morón -Buenos Aires-Argentina
Specifications (80 hp)
Data from Lumsden [3]
General characteristics
- Type: Inline air-cooled, upright, 90-degree, V-8 piston engine
- Bore: 4.13 in (105 mm)
- Stroke: 5.12 in (130 mm)
- Displacement: 548.9 cu in (9 L)
- Length: 50.6 in (1,285 mm)
- Width: 35.5 in (902 mm)
- Height: 35.3 in (897 mm)
- Dry weight: 463 lb (210 kg)
Components
- Valvetrain: Single overhead exhaust valve, single side inlet valve per cylinder
- Fuel system: Single 32 mm Claudel-Hobson carburettor
- Fuel type: 40–50 octane petrol
- Cooling system: Air-cooled
- Reduction gear: 0.5:1, left hand tractor
Performance
See also
- Related development
- Related lists
References
Notes
- ^ British production
- ^ Gunston, Bill (1998). Fedden. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. pp. 35–37. ISBN 1-872922-13-9. Historical Series No26.
- ^ a b Lumsden 2003, p. 181
- ^ Gunston 1989, p. 135.
Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
- Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.
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