Flying Saucer Airboat
A fast, inexpensive airboat for shallow water, marshes, mud flats and sand bars
- Category
- Utility Boats
- Designer
- Macon Banks
- Published
- Popular Mechanics, May 1955
An airboat that runs over shallow water, marshes, mud flats and sand bars yet stays seaworthy in deep water. Powered by a Continental A-65 engine and Banks-Maxwell propeller, it carries four passengers at about 35 mph, with an air rudder, tilting water rudder and mesh propeller guard.
Specifications
- Length
- 16 ft keel
- Capacity
- 4 passengers (3 with hunting or fishing gear)
- Construction
- Hardwood frames, mahogany keel and chines, 3/8 in. marine plywood planking
- Power
- Continental A-65 aircraft engine with Banks-Maxwell 660-36 propeller; 35 mph
Downloads
Plan sheets 6
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