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Renault 8G

1910s French piston aircraft engine

Renault 8G

1910s French piston aircraft engine

FieldValue
name8G
imageRenault 190HP side view fig1.jpg
engine_typeLiquid-cooled V-8 piston engine
manufacturerRenault
national_originFrance
major_applicationsDorand AR.1
developed_intoRenault 12F

The Renault 8G was a family of French liquid-cooled V-8 aero engines of the World War I era that produced from 140 hp to 190 hp.

Design and development

Construction used separate cast iron blocks for each pair of cylinders, mounted on a light-alloy crankcase with an included vee angle of 50 degrees. Each bank had a single overhead camshaft, shaft-driven through bevel gears. It was equipped with a single dual-choke updraught Zenith carburettor, and twin spark ignition through four magnetos. The crankshaft was a flat plane with three bearings and four throws, each pair of cylinders sharing a master-slave connecting rod onto the same crankpin.

Variants

;8G: 140 hp ;8Ga: 150 hp ;8Gb: 160 hp ;8Gc: 175 hp ;8Gd: 190 hp ;8Gdy: 200 hp ;8Ge: 200 hp

Applications

  • Dorand AR.1 - Renault 8Gd - 1917
  • Farman F.80 - Renault 8Gd
  • Dorand AR.2 - Renault 8Gdy

Specifications (8Gd)

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  • 192 hp at 1,500 rpm
  • 196 hp at 1,550 rpm son régime normal
  • 200 hp at 1,600 rpm son régime maximum |power/weight=

References

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