Renault 80 hp explained

The Renault 80 hp, or 8Ca, or Type WS is a development of the Renault 70 hp V-8 aero engine that was produced exclusively in the United Kingdom by Renault's British subsidiary, and its licensees, from 1913^[1] to 1918.^[2]

Apart from being physically larger, the only major design change between the 80 hp and the earlier 70 hp model was the use of articulated connecting rods. As a result, corresponding cylinders in each row were arranged directly opposite.^[3]

Applications

• Airco DH.6
• Alliance P.1
• Avro 548
• Farman MF.11 Shorthorn
• Farman F.41 and F.1,41
• Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 (single postwar civilian conversion)^[4]
• Vickers F.B.7A

Engines on display

• A preserved Renault 80 hp is on display at the Canada Aviation Museum.
• A partially cut open Renault 80 hp engine is on display at the Science Museum in London (photo 1, photo 2)
• Another one on display at the Museo Nacional de Aeronautica in Morón -Buenos Aires-Argentina

References

Notes

External links

• Instruction sur le Montage et le Réglage des Moteurs Renault Type 80 Chevaux. Engine manual (scan without plates)
• Instruction sur le Montage et le Réglage des Moteurs Renault Type 80 Chevaux. Engine manual
• Renault Moteur d'Aviation 80 Chevaux. Lyon: Imprimeries Réunies, Engine manual

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hartmann. Gerard . 2005 . Les moteurs d’aviation Renault. Renault aviation engines. FR . 10 December 2023.
2. Book: Lumsden, Alec . British Piston Engines and their Aircraft . 2002 . Airlife Publishing . 1853102946 . 181 . en.
3. Book: Angle . Glenn D. . Airplane Engine Encyclopedia . 1921. THE OTTERBEIN PRESS. Dayton, Ohio. 414.
4. Book: Hare, Paul R . Mount of Aces: The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a . 2014 . Fonthill . 978-1781552889 . United Kingdom . Civilian Life.