{"id":19025820,"date":"2026-09-01T21:14:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/charles-blair-excalibur-iii-transpolar-mustang-1951\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T21:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:15:03","slug":"charles-blair-excalibur-iii-transpolar-mustang-1951","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/charles-blair-excalibur-iii-transpolar-mustang-1951\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Blair: il solitario mustang che attravers\u00f2 il Polo Nord"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Alle 3:58 del pomeriggio del 29 maggio 1951, una luce rossa <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/aerei\/p-51-mustang\/\">P-51 Mustang<\/a> Decollato da Bardufoss, nella Norvegia settentrionale, con un solo uomo a bordo e senza alcun ausilio alla navigazione radio degno di questo nome, Charles Blair intendeva sorvolare il Polo Nord fino all&#039;Alaska, da solo, a bordo di un caccia monomotore, sfruttando la luce solare.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dieci ore e ventisette minuti dopo atterr\u00f2 a Fairbanks. La bussola magnetica si era rivelata inutile per la maggior parte del tempo, esattamente come si aspettava.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:17px\">Informazioni rapide<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px;line-height:1.8\"><li><strong>Pilota:<\/strong> Il capitano Charles F. Blair Jr. della Pan American World Airways<\/li><li><strong>Aeromobili:<\/strong> North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang, 44-10947, registrato NX1202, denominato Excalibur III<\/li><li><strong>Itinerario:<\/strong> Da Bardufoss, Norvegia, passando per il Polo Nord, fino a Fairbanks, Alaska.<\/li><li><strong>Data:<\/strong> 29 maggio 1951<\/li><li><strong>Distanza e tempo:<\/strong> 3.260 miglia senza sosta in 10 ore e 27 minuti<\/li><li><strong>Navigazione:<\/strong> Bussola astronomica Mark II e linee solari pre-tracciate<\/li><li><strong>Condizioni:<\/strong> Temperature dell&#039;aria fino a -25 \u00b0F (-31,6 \u00b0C); attraversamento del Polo a 22.000 piedi<\/li><li><strong>Dove si trova ora:<\/strong> Centro Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, Museo Nazionale dell&#039;Aeronautica e dello Spazio<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Una Mustang da corsa con un&#039;ala piena di carburante<\/h2>\r\n<p>Excalibur III aveva gi\u00e0 avuto due vite prima che Blair ne entrasse in possesso. Costruito a Dallas come P-51C-10-NT, fu acquistato dopo la guerra dal pilota acrobatico di Hollywood Paul Mantz, dipinto di rosso e chiamato <em>Fuoco di mezzogiorno<\/em>. Con questo aereo, Mantz vinse la gara transcontinentale Bendix Trophy nel 1946 e di nuovo nel 1947. Rinominato e pilotato da altri, si classific\u00f2 secondo nel 1948 e terzo nel 1949.<\/p>\r\n<p>Mantz aveva fatto qualcosa di drastico per rendere ci\u00f2 possibile. Aveva rimosso i serbatoi autosigillanti standard da 90 galloni e trasformato l&#039;intera ala in un serbatoio di carburante: un&#039;ala a immersione. Quella modifica \u00e8 la ragione principale per cui il volo transpolare \u00e8 stato fisicamente possibile.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1451931361  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/p-51c-excalibur-iii-udvar-hazy-smithsonian.jpg\" alt=\"Excalibur III \u00e8 conservata presso lo Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center dello Smithsonian.\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Excalibur III oggi. La conversione ad ala bagnata di Paul Mantz ha conferito al caccia l&#039;autonomia che ha reso possibile il volo di Blair. Foto: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>La Pan American acquist\u00f2 l&#039;aereo per Blair, il suo capo pilota. Inizialmente lo chiam\u00f2 <em>Petrello tempestoso<\/em>, quindi scelse Excalibur III in onore dell&#039;idrovolante Sikorsky VS-44 che aveva pilotato per la American Export Airlines.<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Quattro mesi prima: da New York a Londra<\/h2>\r\n<p>Blair aveva gi\u00e0 utilizzato il Mustang per dimostrare l&#039;efficacia della corrente a getto. Il 31 gennaio 1951, a bordo di un caccia monoposto non pressurizzato, vol\u00f2 da New York a Londra in 7 ore e 48 minuti, raggiungendo una velocit\u00e0 media di 446 miglia orarie e un&#039;altitudine di 37.000 piedi.<\/p>\r\n<p>Fu un tempo straordinario per un aereo con motore a pistoni. Non fu mai registrato ufficialmente, perch\u00e9 nessuno aveva incaricato la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration A\u00e9ronautique Internationale di osservarlo.<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Orientarsi dove si trova la bussola<\/h2>\r\n<p>Il problema polare \u00e8 semplice da enunciare ma brutale da risolvere. Vicino al polo magnetico, una bussola magnetica devia dalla sua traiettoria o punta semplicemente verso il suolo. Nel 1951 non esistevano i satelliti, e sull&#039;Oceano Artico non c&#039;erano nemmeno i radiofari.<\/p>\r\n<p>La soluzione di Blair fu quella di orientarsi con il sole. Collaborando con il capitano Philip Van Horn Weems, ufficiale in pensione della Marina statunitense che aveva dedicato la sua carriera a trasformare la navigazione astronomica in uno strumento utilizzabile dai piloti ad alta velocit\u00e0, fece calcolare in anticipo una serie di linee solari per posizioni e orari specifici. In cabina di pilotaggio le verificava con una bussola astronomica Astrocompass Mark II.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=281537605  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/mustang-excalibur-iii-national-air-space-museum.jpg\" alt=\"Excalibur III in mostra al Museo Nazionale dell&#039;Aeronautica e dello Spazio.\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">La Mustang ha trasportato Blair per 3.260 miglia attraverso la cima del mondo in dieci ore e mezza. Foto: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>Il piano di volo era pura geometria. Nord lungo il 20\u00b0 meridiano est, attraversando il Polo a 22.000 piedi, poi sud lungo il 160\u00b0 meridiano ovest fino alla latitudine 70\u00b0 nord, infine una virata a sud-est per Fairbanks. Se le linee del sole fossero state errate, o se avesse volato male, non c&#039;era un aeroporto alternativo e nessun soccorso.<\/p>\r\n<p>Non si sbagliavano. Lui \u00e8 arrivato.<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Ci\u00f2 che ha dimostrato<\/h2>\r\n<p>Il 18 novembre 1952, il presidente Truman consegn\u00f2 a Blair il Trofeo Internazionale Harmon alla Casa Bianca. Il premio esiste proprio per questo tipo di risultati.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>\u201cI risultati internazionali pi\u00f9 eccezionali nell\u2019arte e\/o nella scienza aeronautica dell\u2019anno precedente, con particolare attenzione all\u2019arte del volo.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>I criteri dell&#039;Harmontrophy<\/strong> \u2014 Citato in riferimento al volo transpolare di Charles Blair del 1951<\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>Le conseguenze pratiche furono ben pi\u00f9 importanti del trofeo. Blair aveva dimostrato che la rotta polare era navigabile e quindi commercialmente redditizia. Nel giro di pochi anni, le compagnie aeree iniziarono a sorvolare la parte settentrionale del mondo, riducendo di ore i tempi di percorrenza tra l&#039;Europa e l&#039;Asia e tra l&#039;Europa e la costa occidentale degli Stati Uniti. Anche le forze aeree della Guerra Fredda prestarono attenzione: nel 1959, Blair, ormai generale di brigata della Riserva dell&#039;Aeronautica, guid\u00f2 due F-100 Super Sabre in un volo senza scalo dall&#039;Inghilterra all&#039;Alaska, sorvolando il Polo Nord.<\/p>\r\n<p>Continu\u00f2 a volare fino alla fine. Blair mor\u00ec il 2 settembre 1978 quando un Grumman Goose, che pilotava per la sua compagnia aerea, la Antilles Air Boats, sub\u00ec un&#039;avaria al motore poco dopo il decollo nei Caraibi. Aveva 69 anni.<\/p>\r\n<p>L&#039;Excalibur III fu donato allo Smithsonian dalla Pan American nel 1952. Ora \u00e8 esposto all&#039;Udvar-Hazy Center, restaurato e ancora rosso. Vale la pena fermarsi sotto di esso e ricordare che questo piccolo caccia un tempo sorvol\u00f2 il Polo Nord con un solo uomo a bordo e un tavolino per osservare il sole.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Fonti: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, This Day in Aviation, Wikipedia e Smithsonian Magazine. Non \u00e8 stato possibile verificare l&#039;esistenza di filmati d&#039;archivio del volo transpolare da inserire.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Post correlati<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/wiley-pubblica-la-prima-tuta-pressurizzata-in-solitaria-intorno-al-mondo\/\">Wiley Post: Primo giro del mondo in solitaria<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/p-51b-shillelagh-mustang-flies-again-oshkosh-2026\/\">Un raro P-51 Mustang torna a volare.<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/airship-italia-amundsen-last-flight\/\">Il dirigibile Italia e l&#039;ultimo volo di Amundsen<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 3:58 on the afternoon of 29 May 1951, a red P-51 Mustang lifted off from Bardufoss in northern Norway with one man in it and no radio navigation aids ahead of him worth the name. 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