Renault 8G

The Renault 8G was a family of French liquid-cooled V8 aero engines of the World War I era that produced from to .

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 8Ga 8Gb 8Gc 8Gd 8Gdy 8Ge

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

Specifications (8Gd)

Renault 8G

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