| Manufacturer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Lockheed Corporation |
| 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 Lockheed C-141 Starlifter is a retired four-engine military strategic airlifter that served with the Military Air Transport Service (MATS), its successor organization the Military Airlift Command (MAC), and finally the Air Mobility Command (AMC) of the United States Air Force (USAF). |
| ICAO Code |
C133 |
C141 |
| First Flight |
1956-04-23 |
1963-12-17 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1965-04-01 |
| Production End |
1961-01-01 |
1968-01-01 |
| Service End |
1971-01-01 |
2006-05-01 |
| Designer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Lockheed Corporation |
| Type |
Military transport aircraft |
Strategic airlifter |
| Length (m) |
47.01 |
51.3 |
| Height (m) |
14.7 |
12 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
5 |
| Max Seating |
200 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
577.8235 |
912 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
520.4116 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
9128.76 |
12500 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
6.5024 |
13.2 |
| Capacity Description |
200 passengers or 110000 lb |
|
| National Origin |
United States of America |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
50 |
285 |
| Powerplant Description |
4 × Pratt & Whitney T34-P-9W turboprop engines, 5593 kW (7500 hp) each |
4 × Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 turbofans, 90.1 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force, NASA |
United States Air Force, NASA |
| Status |
|
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_C-133_Cargomaster |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_C-141_Starlifter |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
54.78 |
48.8 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
248.3298 |
300 |
| Wake Category |
M |
H |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Pratt & Whitney JT3D |
| Number of Engines |
4 |
4 |