Renault 80 hp

80 hp/Type WS
Renault 80 hp at the Canada Aviation Museum
Type	Air-cooled V-8 piston engine
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Renault
First run	1914
Major applications	Airco DH.6
Number built	2,216
Developed from	Renault 70 hp

The Renault 80 hp, or Type WS in British service, was a V-8 aero engine that first ran in 1914. The engine was manufactured in Britain by Renault Limited of West Brompton, London between August 1914 and December 1918, seven other companies, including Rolls-Royce and Brazil Straker, also produced the engine. 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.

A preserved Renault 80 hp is on display at the Canada Aviation Museum. Another one on display at the Museo Nacional de Aeronautica in Morón -Buenos Aires-Argentina

Data from Lumsden

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