It also can go over land and ice. Airboats are propelled by a large fan – an aircraft engine, automotive engine or a turbine engine. The engine has a cage around it for protection and sits at ...

But it’s got a Corvette engine on it, so it’s a whole new training system for us to learn how to operate it,” Cunningham said. Cunningham said his office should be ready to use the airboat ...

Airboats were built for civilian use in the ... and the flatbottomed boat with a 40-horsepower aircraft engine attached and an air rudder fit the bill. Apparently, it got its name, the Alligator ...