Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After a crash in Ochopee in The Everglades less than a week ago, many people are asking: What is an airboat? How does it operate?

Airboats are rare in Australia, being most commonly associated with the Everglade regions of American Southern States such as Florida and Louisiana. But the unique attributes of the airboat make it an ...

An airboat is a fiberglass or aluminum boat with a flat bottom used to navigate marshes, swamps, low, grassy waters. It also can go over land and ice. Airboats are propelled by a large fan – an ...