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Default Airboats vs duck hunters


"Gene" wrote in message
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On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:41:46 -0800, "Steve B"
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"Gene" wrote in message
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On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:11:38 -0800, "Steve B"
wrote:

I have seen some airboaters do some absolutely ridiculous things in
Southern
Louisiana. The boat of choice for go fast airboaters there has a fuel
injected Corvette V-8 in it. Not the type of thing that would give you
much
reaction time in a slick flat bottomed conveyence with no brakes.

Steve


Yeah, and for the most part, it looks like a reversing propeller isn't
an option, either.



That would be a scene out of Wiley Coyote. All thrown off the front of
the
boat, and the boat takes off backwards with no pilot. Only props I ever
saw
were pushers.

Steve


There's real potential for that...
http://www.warpdriveprops.com/


Sorry. Should have been clearer and said that the only types of propellers
I have seen on airboats were pushers. Of course, there are reversible props
for aircraft, or even airboats. I just never saw them.

Steve