Airboats are no strangers
to everglades and marshy waters; their flat hulls and giant fans give
them the advantage over boats with outboard motors in these places.
In fact, using an outboard motor boat in the everglades will likely
end up as a frustrating experience, especially when the motor ends up
snagging water plants. Places like Florida happen to have a lot of
everglades, namely the preserves west of Miami and Ft. Lauderdale,
making airboats rather common sights.
The workings of an
airboat is founded in Isaac Newton's law of action and reaction. As
his Third Law states, any object that exerts force (action) on
another object will result in the latter object exerting an equal
amount of force (reaction) in the opposite direction. In the case of
the airboat, the energy released by the giant fan serves as the
action, while the forward motion of the boat serves as the reaction.
Whether it's for fishing
or sightseeing, airboats can carry an entire family or office staff
for a joyride across The Everglades. It may be a bit noisy, given
that the fan is mounted on the boat instead of below the water, but
modern airboat designs feature quieter motors and carbon fiber
propellers that reduce noise. Leave the open seas and lakes to
outboard motor boats, because the everglades are best explored aboard
airboats.
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