Renault 8G
| Company type | Aircraft engine |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1910s |
| Headquarters | France |
| Products | Aircraft engines |
The Renault 8G was a French V-8 aircraft engine from the World War I period, featuring liquid cooling and producing power outputs ranging between and .
Design and development
This engine comprised individual cast iron cylinder blocks arranged in pairs, which were affixed to a lightweight alloy crankcase set at a 50° V-angle. Each cylinder bank was equipped with a single overhead camshaft actuated via bevel gear mechanisms. It incorporated a dual-choke updraught Zenith carburettor alongside a dual ignition system powered by four magnetos. The flat-plane crankshaft design included three main bearings and four crank throws, with master-slave connecting rods linking paired cylinders on shared crankpins.
Variants
- 8G
- 8Ga
- 8Gb
- 8Gc
- 8Gd
- 8Gdy
- 8Ge
Applications
- Dorand AR.1 – equipped with the Renault 8Gd (1917)
- Farman F.80 – powered by the Renault 8Gd
- Dorand AR.2 – utilizing the Renault 8Gdy