| Manufacturer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Boeing |
| Description |
The Douglas C-133 Cargomaster is an American large turboprop cargo aircraft built between 1956 and 1961 by the Douglas Aircraft Company for use with the United States Air Force. |
The Boeing CC-137 is a retired transport and tanker aircraft which served with the Canadian Forces from 1970 to 1997. |
| ICAO Code |
C133 |
|
| First Flight |
1956-04-23 |
1970-01-01 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1972-01-01 |
| Production End |
1961-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
1971-01-01 |
1997-01-01 |
| Designer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Boeing |
| Type |
Military transport aircraft |
Military transport aircraft |
| Length (m) |
47.01 |
46.61 |
| Height (m) |
14.7 |
12.93 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
3 |
| Max Seating |
200 |
170 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
577.8235 |
|
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
520.4116 |
994 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
9128.76 |
12000 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
6.5024 |
|
| Capacity Description |
200 passengers or 110000 lb |
170 passengers and 90,000 lb (41,000 kg) payload |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
|
| Number Built |
50 |
5 |
| Powerplant Description |
4 × Pratt & Whitney T34-P-9W turboprop engines, 5593 kW (7500 hp) each |
4 × Pratt & Whitney JT3D-7 turbofans, 87.6 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force, NASA |
Canadian Forces |
| Status |
|
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_C-133_Cargomaster |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_CC-137 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
54.78 |
44.42 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
248.3298 |
280 |
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Pratt & Whitney JT3D |
| Number of Engines |
4 |
4 |