Douglas C-133 Cargomaster
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Re: Douglas C-133 Cargomaster
Fifty aircraft (32 C-133A and 18 C-133B) were constructed and put into service with the USAF.
A single C-133A and a C-133B were built and kept at Douglas Long Beach as "test articles."
They had no construction numbers or USAF tail numbers.
A single C-133A and a C-133B were built and kept at Douglas Long Beach as "test articles."
They had no construction numbers or USAF tail numbers.
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The C-133 had large tail doors and side doors and a large, open cargo area.
With the C-133B, the rear cargo doors were modified to open to the side (petal doors), making an opening large enough to transport [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] such as the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] more cheaply, safely and quickly than road transport.
With the C-133B, the rear cargo doors were modified to open to the side (petal doors), making an opening large enough to transport [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] such as the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] more cheaply, safely and quickly than road transport.
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Several hundred Minuteman and other [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] were airlifted to and from their operational bases by C-133s.
The C-133 also transported Atlas, [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and Titan rockets to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] for use as launch boosters in the Gemini,
Mercury and Apollo space programs.
The C-133 also transported Atlas, [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and Titan rockets to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] for use as launch boosters in the Gemini,
Mercury and Apollo space programs.
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Re: Douglas C-133 Cargomaster
Operational history
The C-133 was for many years the only USAF aircraft capable of hauling very large or very heavy cargo.
Despite the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]'s capabilities, there was much cargo that it could not carry because of its configuration with a cargo deck 13 ft (4 m) off the ground and its lower, though substantial, engine power.
The C-133 was for many years the only USAF aircraft capable of hauling very large or very heavy cargo.
Despite the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]'s capabilities, there was much cargo that it could not carry because of its configuration with a cargo deck 13 ft (4 m) off the ground and its lower, though substantial, engine power.
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By 1971, shortly before the introduction of the Lockheed [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], the Cargomaster was obsolete as well as being worn out, and all were withdrawn from service in 1971.
The C-133 was originally a 10,000-hour airframe that had been life-extended to 19,000 hours.
The C-133 was originally a 10,000-hour airframe that had been life-extended to 19,000 hours.
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Re: Douglas C-133 Cargomaster
Severe vibration had caused critical stress corrosion of the airframes to the point that the aircraft was beyond economical operation any longer.
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The Air Force managed to keep as many of the C-133 fleet in service as possible until the C-5 finally entered squadron service.
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Re: Douglas C-133 Cargomaster
C-133s set a number of unofficial records, including records for military transport aircraft on trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific routes.
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Among the longest were non-stop flights from Tachikawa AB, Japan to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], CA (17:20 hours on 22 May 1959,
5,150 mi/8,288 km, 297.2 mph/478.3 km/h) and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], HI to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], DE in about 16 hours (4,850 mi/7,805 km
303.1 mph/487.8 km/h).
5,150 mi/8,288 km, 297.2 mph/478.3 km/h) and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], HI to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], DE in about 16 hours (4,850 mi/7,805 km
303.1 mph/487.8 km/h).
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