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Guess 6
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Post a Comment - Subscribe to this discussionRuss, large like a Hercules ... but not quite.
C <-for cargo, is correct.
Hints:
50 were built
They were know to have serious problems with metal fatigue in their long-thin fuselages.
It kind of reminded me of the Oscar-Meyer Weiner cars...don't you think?
C <-for cargo, is correct.
Hints:
50 were built
They were know to have serious problems with metal fatigue in their long-thin fuselages.
It kind of reminded me of the Oscar-Meyer Weiner cars...don't you think?
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Well it has been a few years since I have been on a flight line, but I remember seeing a few at Pope AFB in the 60s and they had a C-130 wing, 464th. But I think it may be a C-133, since there was a lot of TDYs to Europe (England & Germany) and I think they were used as a major transport plane between NC and AF based in Germany. Anyway, my guess is C-133. Could be WRONG, with time the memory starts to fade together.
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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
Well done. *tosses you a bag'o C-index points*
The Douglas C-133 Cargomaster was a large cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company between 1956 and 1961; 50 aircraft (32 C-133A and 18 C-133B) were constructed and put into service with the USAF. A single C-133A and a C-133B were built and kept at Douglas Long Beach as "test articles." They had no construction numbers or USAF tail numbers.
The C-133 had large tail doors and side doors and a large, open cargo area. With the C-133B, the rear cargo doors were modified to open to the side (petal doors), making an opening large enough to transport ballistic missiles such as the Atlas, Titan and Minuteman more cheaply, safely and quickly than road transport. Several hundred Minuteman and other ICBMs were airlifted to and from their operational bases. The C-133 also transported Atlas, Saturn and Titan rockets to Cape Canaveral for use as launch boosters in the Gemini, Mercury and Apollo space programs. After the Apollo capsules splashed down, they were airlifted in C-133s from Norfolk Naval Station or Hickam AFB to Ellington AFB, Texas, or to California.
The C-133 was for many years the only airplane capable of hauling very large or very heavy cargo. Despite the C-124's capabilities, there was much cargo that it could not carry because of its configuration with a cargo deck 13 ft (4 m) off the ground and its lower, though substantial, engine power.
By 1971, shortly before the introduction of the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, the Cargomaster was obsolete as well as being worn out, and all were withdrawn from service in 1971. The C-133 was originally a 10,000-hour airframe that had been life-extended to 19,000 hours. Severe vibration had caused critical stress corrosion of the airframes to the point that the airplane was beyond economical operation any longer. The Air Force managed the C-133 fleet to keep as many as possible in service until the C-5 finally entered squadron service.
Technical Specifications
Wing Span: 179 ft 8 in
Length: 157 ft 6 in
Height: 48 ft 3 in
Weight 275,000 lbs (loaded)
Maximum Speed: 331 mph
Service Ceiling: 19,400 ft
Range: 3,975 miles
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney T34-P-7WA Turboprops 6,500 shp
Crew: 10, 200 troops or 1 Titan ICBM
<Credits to Wikipedia>
The Douglas C-133 Cargomaster was a large cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company between 1956 and 1961; 50 aircraft (32 C-133A and 18 C-133B) were constructed and put into service with the USAF. A single C-133A and a C-133B were built and kept at Douglas Long Beach as "test articles." They had no construction numbers or USAF tail numbers.
The C-133 had large tail doors and side doors and a large, open cargo area. With the C-133B, the rear cargo doors were modified to open to the side (petal doors), making an opening large enough to transport ballistic missiles such as the Atlas, Titan and Minuteman more cheaply, safely and quickly than road transport. Several hundred Minuteman and other ICBMs were airlifted to and from their operational bases. The C-133 also transported Atlas, Saturn and Titan rockets to Cape Canaveral for use as launch boosters in the Gemini, Mercury and Apollo space programs. After the Apollo capsules splashed down, they were airlifted in C-133s from Norfolk Naval Station or Hickam AFB to Ellington AFB, Texas, or to California.
The C-133 was for many years the only airplane capable of hauling very large or very heavy cargo. Despite the C-124's capabilities, there was much cargo that it could not carry because of its configuration with a cargo deck 13 ft (4 m) off the ground and its lower, though substantial, engine power.
By 1971, shortly before the introduction of the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, the Cargomaster was obsolete as well as being worn out, and all were withdrawn from service in 1971. The C-133 was originally a 10,000-hour airframe that had been life-extended to 19,000 hours. Severe vibration had caused critical stress corrosion of the airframes to the point that the airplane was beyond economical operation any longer. The Air Force managed the C-133 fleet to keep as many as possible in service until the C-5 finally entered squadron service.
Technical Specifications
Wing Span: 179 ft 8 in
Length: 157 ft 6 in
Height: 48 ft 3 in
Weight 275,000 lbs (loaded)
Maximum Speed: 331 mph
Service Ceiling: 19,400 ft
Range: 3,975 miles
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney T34-P-7WA Turboprops 6,500 shp
Crew: 10, 200 troops or 1 Titan ICBM
<Credits to Wikipedia>
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A very weird looking plane... what is the story with that ridiculous nose??
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Sam, the "nose" is a "thimble" radome. (domed protection for the radar antenna)
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Russ