As a lover of heavy transport, the Alvis Stalwart has always fascinated me as do most amphibious vehicles. In one section on here I saw what can only be described as an act of total lunacy. Anyone who would launch a Stalwart off a river bank at speed and "Dive" into a river in the way shown; must have a serious death wish. I'm glad I wasn't a passenger at the time, being a non swimmer.
The point of this post being to ask a few questions about this wonderful piece of engineering.
1- Is the cargo body part of the vehicles buoyancy equipment. ie, if it filled with water, would it still float?
2- Is the vehicle designed to "Self right" in water. ie, if it rolled sideways down a bank into water?
3- In the event of it briefly becoming submerged, as in a dive into water; is there any protection for the engines air intake to stop water being drawn into the engine? (Via the air intake)
4- How much does a Stalwart weigh, and how much weight can it carry in water.
5- Are the hulls completely watertight, or do they rely on a bilge pump to remove water from inside?
6- Should the driver of the Stalwart in the video be committed as a loony?
I regularly see a couple of Stalwarts on the roadside between Cooksbridge and South Chailey in East Sussex. (A 275) The one that really interests me has a Hiab fitted to it. The owner has had several Army land Rovers there at times too, including the most interesting of those, being a forward control version?
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As a lover of heavy transport, the Alvis Stalwart has always fascinated me as do most amphibious vehicles. In one section on here I saw what can only be described as an act of total lunacy. Anyone who would launch a Stalwart off a river bank at speed and "Dive" into a river in the way shown; must have a serious death wish. I'm glad I wasn't a passenger at the time, being a non swimmer.
The point of this post being to ask a few questions about this wonderful piece of engineering.
1- Is the cargo body part of the vehicles buoyancy equipment. ie, if it filled with water, would it still float?
2- Is the vehicle designed to "Self right" in water. ie, if it rolled sideways down a bank into water?
3- In the event of it briefly becoming submerged, as in a dive into water; is there any protection for the engines air intake to stop water being drawn into the engine? (Via the air intake)
4- How much does a Stalwart weigh, and how much weight can it carry in water.
5- Are the hulls completely watertight, or do they rely on a bilge pump to remove water from inside?
6- Should the driver of the Stalwart in the video be committed as a loony?
I regularly see a couple of Stalwarts on the roadside between Cooksbridge and South Chailey in East Sussex. (A 275) The one that really interests me has a Hiab fitted to it. The owner has had several Army land Rovers there at times too, including the most interesting of those, being a forward control version?
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