C-133B Archives - Pima Air & Space https://pimaair.org/designation/c-133b/ Creating Unlimited Horizons in Aerospace Education Tue, 24 Dec 2019 23:19:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Douglas C-133B https://pimaair.org/museum-aircraft/douglas-c-133b/ Wed, 04 Dec 2019 19:43:35 +0000 http://pimaair.wpengine.com/?post_type=museum_aircraft&p=928 Douglas C-133B Cargomaster The C-133 was the first U.S. Air Force transport to use turbo-prop engines.  The Cargomaster was designed to carry complete intercontinental ballistic missiles in addition to other large cargos.  Later C-133Bs were built with clam-shell rear loading doors that allowed the Titan missile to be carried in one piece rather than disassembled […]

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A picture of the Douglas C-133B Cargomaster

The C-133 was the first U.S. Air Force transport to use turbo-prop engines.  The Cargomaster was designed to carry complete intercontinental ballistic missiles in addition to other large cargos.  Later C-133Bs were built with clam-shell rear loading doors that allowed the Titan missile to be carried in one piece rather than disassembled and more powerful engines that allowed a higher gross weight.  The Cargomasters only served from 1957 to the early 1970s due in part to serious problems with metal fatigue in their long thin fuselages.  A total of fifty C-133s were built.

Wingspan 179 ft 8 in.

Wingspan
Length 157 ft 6 in.

Length
Height 48 ft 3 in.

Height
Weight 286,000 lbs (loaded)

Weight
Max. Speed 331 MPH

Maximum Speed
Service Ceiling 19,400 ft

Service Ceiling
Range 3,975 miles

Range
Engines Four Pratt & Whitney T34-P-9W turboprops with 7,500 horsepower each

Engines
Crew 10 with 200 passengers or one Titan ICBM

Crew

Manufacturer
Douglas

Markings
60th Military Airlift Wing, Travis AFB, California, 1970

Serial Number
59-0527

Designation
C-133B

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