Renault 70 hp

70 hp/Type WB
Type Air-cooled V-8 piston engine
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Renault Ltd
Rolls-Royce Limited
Wolseley Motors Limited
First run c.1913
Major applications Airco DH.1
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
Number built 227
Developed into Renault 80 hp

The Renault 70 hp or Type WB was a British V-8 aero engine that first ran circa 1913. The engine was manufactured by Renault Limited of West Brompton, London between August 1914 and December 1918, three other companies, including Rolls-Royce, also produced the engine. A variant known as the Type WC used an external oil pump as opposed to the internal pump of the Type WB.[1] 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.[2]

Applications

Specifications (70 hp)

Data from Lumsden [1]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

Related development


Related lists

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Lumsden 2003, p. 180
  2. 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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