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Renard Type 100

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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

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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)

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 3d.