Renault 8G

The Renault 8G was a family of French liquid-cooled V-8 aero engines of the World War I era that produced from 140 hp to 190 hp.

Design and development
Construction used separate cast iron blocks for each pair of cylinders, mounted on a light-alloy crankcase with an included vee angle of 50 degrees. Each bank had a single overhead camshaft, shaft-driven through bevel gears. It was equipped with a single dual-choke updraught Zenith carburettor, and twin spark ignition through four magnetos. The crankshaft was a flat plane with three bearings and four throws, each pair of cylinders sharing a master-slave connecting rod onto the same crankpin.

Variants

 * 8G: 140 hp
 * 8Ga: 150 hp
 * 8Gb: 160 hp
 * 8Gc: 175 hp
 * 8Gd: 190 hp
 * 8Gdy: 200 hp
 * 8Ge: 200 hp

Applications

 * Dorand AR.1 - Renault 8Gd - 1917
 * Farman F.80 - Renault 8Gd
 * Dorand AR.2 - Renault 8Gdy