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This section provides an overview for airboats as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 5 airboat manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked airboat companies as of December, 2024: 1.Mark's Airboats, 2.Elite Airboat Company, 3.Hamant Airboats.
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An airboat, also known as a propeller boat or fan boat, is a small watercraft characterized by a flat-bottomed design. It is a popular mode of transportation, especially for tourism and rescue purposes, particularly in countries such as the United States.
The primary propulsion for an airboat is a propeller, which is enclosed by a propeller guard. The propeller, driven by an engine similar to those found in automobiles, rotates to provide thrust, propelling the boat forward. One distinctive feature is the absence of a screw in the water, allowing the airboat to navigate on land depending on the engine's output.
The main applications of airboats are tourism and rescue. The propeller-driven thrust enables these boats to navigate areas inaccessible to regular boats, such as wetlands and debris-filled locations.
In the tourism sector, many airboat sightseeing tours are conducted, particularly in the wetlands of Florida and Everglades National Park in the southeastern United States.
During rescue operations, airboats played a crucial role in the extensive flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005. Airboats from across the United States were mobilized, rescuing approximately 3,000 people. In Japan, due to the similarity of the environment in flood-prone areas, similar to wetlands, there is an ongoing effort by authorities to introduce airboats for rescue purposes.
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Ranking as of December 2024
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark's Airboats |
31.9%
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| 2 | Elite Airboat Company |
18.8%
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| 3 | Hamant Airboats |
18.0%
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| 4 | Panther Airboats |
15.7%
|
| 5 | Diamondback Airboats, LLC |
15.7%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the airboat page as of December 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
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