Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/C-133-Cargomaster-Takes-Off-on-First-Flight-2JRSXLJJ1E7A.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarC-133 Cargomaster Taking Off on First FlightC-133 Cargomaster In FlightDouglas C-133 Cargomaster First FlightFirst Flight of the Douglas C-133 CargomasterPallets Readied for C-133 CargomasterCargo Hold of C-133 CargomasterYC-15 Takes Off on First FlightBoeing C-17 Qatar 4 first flightProud "Rosie" Rolls Out the 2000th C-47 SkytrainView AllView more with similar tones C-133 Cargomaster Takes Off on First FlightSelect usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:The Douglas C-133 Cargomaster, a four-engine, turboprop transport, was larger and faster than earlier Douglas military cargo airplanes. The Cargomaster went into production without a prototype and had an unusual circular fuselage with top-mounted wings. The C-133 could fly the equivalent of 22 loaded railroad boxcars nonstop between Los Angeles and New York for about 5 cents per ton per mile. It carried fully assembled tanks and transported the Douglas-built Thor intermediate-range ballistic missiles. Douglas built and delivered the last Cargomasters in 1961. NASA used Cargomasters to drop-test early space capsules and to transport a variety of space products. Douglas built 50 Cargomasters, but after the C-133, Douglas did not build transports specifically for the military for another 10 years.BI41705 (A64-20-1 C-133 First Flight)Maximum size:2824px × 1972px (~15 MB)9.4in × 6.5in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1950s-airplanes-C-133 Cargomaster-California-copy space-day-Douglas Aircraft-first flights-full body views-haze-historic production status-large-Long Beach Facility-military-military livery-monoplanes-out of production-production milestones-propeller planes-right side views-runways-takeoffs-transports-United StatesRelated Photo/Videos:View All