Boeing-Canada A-213 Totem
Boeing Aircraft of Canada · Canada · first flew 1932 · light aircraft
The Boeing-Canada A-213 Totem was a Canadian single-engine pusher monoplane flying boat. It was intended for forestry and fisheries patrols and as a light utility transport on the British Columbia coast.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, wing-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 9.98 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Cruciform |
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Spot it by:
- Flying boat hull with metal tip floats under the wings
- Single pusher radial engine in a nacelle above the hull
- High-mounted elevators, fin and rudder
A single-engined flying boat with a pusher engine above the hull, a four-seat cabin ahead of the wing spar and tip floats braced to the hull chines.
Specifications
- The Boeing-Canada A-213 Totem has a length of 9.98 m (33 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 14.02 m (46 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 196 km/h (122 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
The sole example, CF-ARF, was designed by Edward Fothergill Elderton and built by Boeing Aircraft of Canada. It first flew in June 1932, and the hull showed a strong Saunders-Roe influence.
Variants
Only one aircraft was built, so there were no variants.
Where you'll see it
It was operated first by Boeing Aircraft of Canada for about a year, then by private operators, and by Canadian Airways from May 1935 to January 1938, mainly on fisheries patrols. Its registration was cancelled in February 1942 and it was presumably scrapped.
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