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 ...

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 ...