airboat
Also known as hovercraft, propeller boat, fan boat, swamp boat
thumb|An airboat thumb|right|Airboating is a popular ecotourism attraction in the Florida [[Everglades]]
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- Overview
- Soviet airboats and aerosleds
- History
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- Early airboats
- Early American airboats
- Manufacture and design
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- Regulation
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- Tourism
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thumb|An airboat thumb|right|Airboating is a popular ecotourism attraction in the Florida [[Everglades]]
An airboat (also known as a bayou boat, fanboat, planeboat, or swamp boat) is a flat-bottomed watercraft propelled by an aircraft-type propeller and powered by either an aircraft or automotive engine. It is commonly used for fishing, hunting, recreation, and ecotourism.