Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/Douglas-C-133-Cargomaster-First-Flight-2JRSXLJJ1D6S.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarC-133 Cargomaster In FlightFirst Flight of the Douglas C-133 CargomasterC-133 Cargomaster Takes Off on First FlightC-133 Cargomaster Taking Off on First FlightPallets Readied for C-133 CargomasterCargo Hold of C-133 CargomasterYC-15 Takes Off on First FlightNF-101B Voodoo First FlightFirst DC-10 Fuselage Section in Super Guppy Cargo BayView AllView more with similar tones Douglas C-133 Cargomaster 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.BI41706 (C32645-1 C-133 In Flight)Maximum size:2840px × 2228px (~18 MB)9.4in × 7.4in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1950s-aerial views-air to air-airplanes-bodies of water-C-133 Cargomaster-California-clouds-copy space-day-Douglas Aircraft-first flights-flying-full body views-historic production status-large-military-military livery-monoplanes-out of production-production milestones-propeller planes-right front views-transports-United States-viewed from aboveRelated Photo/Videos:View All