Renault 80 hp

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 to 1918.

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.

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)
 * 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