checkeng.htm- American Airboat Corporation- Manufacturers of the World's Finest Airboats


The Chevy 502 Airboat Engine 
 This 500+ H.P. engine generates the kind of power necessary to spin a 4 blade composite prop.  The push generated is strong enough to move a heavily loaded 20 ft. airboat across dry ground.

  The four blade composite propeller provides light weight and maximum powerat low R.P.M.  [moreengine data] 
Check out this engine
It delivers maximum thrust

502 cubic inches displacement
Over 500 horsepower on tap
High performance extras:

  • aluminum heads
  • stainless steel headers
  • dyno-tuned carbs & timing
  • fine tuned prop pitch
You can feelthe power when a high performance engine is matched with a light weight high thrust prop.  The PowerShift composite prop delivers maximum thrust at 2400 rpm which means high performance with reduced  noise. 

A 500 h.p. AirRanger literally flies across thewater and yet can carve turns as if were on rails.  The quick acceleration and confident turns are the product of years of testing and refinement that have culminated in the design of the new Air Ranger 2001.

A basic 14x8 AirRanger can be built for about $18,000.  
Here are some of the extras and upgrades that add to the cost: 

 

The stock  American Air Ranger holds the land speed record for airboats which means that we know how to extract the maximum all terrain performance.


This is the way the engines arrive at our boatyard
We used the latest instrumentation to maximize engine and prop output.

Some of the features that lead to outstanding performance and long term satisfaction: 

  • 502 cu.in. Chevy marine engine dyno rated at over 500 h.p.
  • Aluminumheads
  • Stainlesssteel headers
  • reductiondrive
  • 4 bladecomposite PowerShift prop
  • HighestQuality Materials
  • highestgrade marine aluminum alloy .5860
  • HighestQuality materials 
  • corrosionresistant components
  • Over engineeredfor the  ultimate in rugged dependability  
  • 2 sidebrakes
  • 4 in.midship brace
  • 7 bottomstiffeners
  • 3/16 thick
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    The AirRanger super hull comes with not one but two deep brakes in each side, seven (7) longitudinal bottom stiffeners created from .5086 T- extrusions, a 3/16 in. bulk head and transom & extended splash tray.  

    A4 in. channel mid ship brace gives you the toughest all terrain boat in the industry.

    Over 30 years experience went into our latest hull design.  The hull is so rigid and durable that American can extend the best warranty in the industry.  The trick is to combine the rugged durability with performance. The latest AirRanger design meets this challenge. 
    Specification  Sheet (printable 3 page listing)   brief specs
    Marketing and Sales Information  Action Photo - high spd.turn
    Engines    New 20 x 8 ft. design - 502cu. in. V-8 - 500+ H.P.
    4 blade composite propeller    		 Contact: Stan Floyd, CEO & chief designer
    Let us send you a quote on the boat of your dreams.

    Updated Dec, 2002 BPICinc