Renard Type 100
| Type 100 | |
|---|---|
| Type | 5-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine |
| National origin | Belgium |
| Manufacturer | Société Anonyme des Avions et Moteurs Renard |
| First run | 1927 |
The Renard Type 100 was a five-cylinder, radial piston engine, designed and produced in the late 1920s and early 1930s by Société Anonyme des Avions et Moteurs Renard (Renard) in Belgium.
Design and development
[edit]The Type 100 was a conventional air-cooled radial engine with overhead valves, operated by push-rods and rockers. Accessories were mounted on the rear crankcase plate and the propeller was driven directly, with no reduction gearing.[1]
Specifications (Type 100)
[edit]Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928[1]
General characteristics
- Type: 5-cylinder aircooled radial piston engine
- Bore: 120 mm (4.7 in)
- Stroke: 140 mm (5.5 in)
- Displacement: 7.92 L (1.74 imp gal; 2.09 US gal)
- Diameter: 1,080 mm (43 in)
- dual ignition system
Components
- Valvetrain: 2 cam rings, pushrods and rockers operating one inlet and one exhaust valve per cylinder
- Fuel system: one carburetor supplying mixture to a crankcase plenum, then by radial pipes to inlet valves
- Oil system: dry sump pressure
- Cooling system: air-cooled
- Reduction gear: direct drive
Performance
- Power output: normal:75 kW (100 hp) at 1,400 rpm; Maximum:89 kW (120 hp) at 1,580 rpm
- Compression ratio: 5.2:1
- Specific fuel consumption: 0.301 kg/(kW hour) (0.495 lb/(hp hour))