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 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]
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United Kingdom and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. The specific issue is: This enginge, contrary to what Lumsden have suggested, was not primarily manufactured in UK (October 2011) |
70 hp/Type WB | |
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Type | Air-cooled V-8 piston engine |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Renault Ltd Rolls-Royce Limited Wolseley Motors Limited |
First run | 1907 |
Major applications | Airco DH.1 Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 Farman MF.7 |
Number built | 227 |
Developed into | Renault 80 hp |
Data from Lumsden [1]
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