The Renault 70 hp or Type WB was a French V-8 aero engine that first ran circa 1907. It was also manufactured under license by Renault Limited of

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, London between August 1914 and December 1918, three other companies, including

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, 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.Lumsden 2003, p. 180 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.Gunston 1989, p. 135.

Applications

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* Armstrong Whitworth F.K.2 * Armstrong Whitworth S.S.27 airship * Blackburn Type E *

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* Central Centaur IVA * Farman MF.7 Longhorn * Farman Shorthorn * Flanders F.4 * HMA no.2 airship, short-lived modification *

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* Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 *

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Preserved engines

* A partially cut open Renault 70 hp engine is preserved at the

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Specifications (70 hp)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* Gunston, Bill. ''World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines''. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. * Lumsden, Alec. ''British Piston Engines and their Aircraft''. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. .

External links

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