{"id":7747865,"date":"2026-07-29T13:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/cal-rodgers-vin-fiz-first-transcontinental-flight-1911\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:43:42","slug":"cal-rodgers-et-vin-fiz-premier-vol-transcontinental-en-1911","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/fr\/cal-rodgers-vin-fiz-first-transcontinental-flight-1911\/","title":{"rendered":"L&#039;amateur qui a travers\u00e9 l&#039;Am\u00e9rique en s&#039;\u00e9crasant"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<p>En 1911, traverser les \u00c9tats-Unis par avion \u00e9tait consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme impossible. Le magnat de la presse William Randolph Hearst paria n\u00e9anmoins sur l&#039;exploit, offrant 1\u00a0450\u00a0000 dollars au premier pilote qui traverserait le pays en moins de 30 jours. Les hommes les mieux pr\u00e9par\u00e9s, voyant l&#039;\u00e9tat de l&#039;appareil, d\u00e9clin\u00e8rent l&#039;offre. Celui qui r\u00e9ussit cet exploit fut un amateur d&#039;1,93 m, amateur de cigares, nomm\u00e9 Calbraith Perry Rodgers, qui avait appris \u00e0 piloter \u00e0 peine trois mois auparavant apr\u00e8s une heure et demie de cours.<\/p>\n<p>Il ne gagnerait pas le prix de Hearst. Il aurait des accidents \u00e0 r\u00e9p\u00e9tition, se casserait des os et mettrait 49 jours rien que pour atteindre la Californie. Mais lorsqu&#039;il parvint enfin \u00e0 rouler sur la carcasse d\u00e9chir\u00e9e <em>Vin Fiz<\/em> Cal Rodgers avait accompli, jusqu&#039;aux vagues du Pacifique, ce que personne n&#039;avait fait auparavant : traverser l&#039;Am\u00e9rique en avion.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin:24px 0;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;color:#222;\">Informations pratiques : Le vol Vin Fiz<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.7;\">\n<li><strong>Pilote:<\/strong> Calbraith Perry Rodgers (1879\u20131912)<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u00e9ronef:<\/strong> Biplan Wright Model EX, nomm\u00e9 <em>Vin Fiz<\/em> apr\u00e8s un soda au raisin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Parrainer:<\/strong> Armour &amp; Company, payant au kilom\u00e8tre, avec un train d&#039;assistance<\/li>\n<li><strong>Itin\u00e9raire:<\/strong> Sheepshead Bay (New York) \u00e0 Pasadena, puis Long Beach (Californie)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distance \/ temps :<\/strong> Environ 4\u00a0200 miles\u00a0; 49 jours jusqu\u2019\u00e0 Pasadena, arriv\u00e9e dans le Pacifique le 10 d\u00e9cembre 1911<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accidents :<\/strong> Huit atterrissages enregistr\u00e9s dans son carnet de vol, plus de nombreux atterrissages forc\u00e9s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Un prix que les experts ne convoiteraient pas.<\/h2>\n<p>Hearst lan\u00e7a son d\u00e9fi en 1910 et donna un an aux pilotes. La liste des aviateurs qui se port\u00e8rent candidats ressemblait \u00e0 un v\u00e9ritable bottin mondain de l&#039;aviation pionni\u00e8re\u00a0: Roland Garros, Thomas Sopwith, Henri Farman. Finalement, presque aucun d&#039;entre eux ne se lan\u00e7a. M\u00eame Wilbur Wright doutait de la capacit\u00e9 des machines \u00e0 relever le d\u00e9fi.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #d32f2f;padding:20px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:8px;\">\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:italic;margin:0 0 8px 0;color:#222;line-height:1.5;\">\u201c L\u2019homme qui y parviendra sera exceptionnel, physiquement et intellectuellement. Il aura besoin de tout le courage qui sommeille en lui. \u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-weight:600;color:#d32f2f;\">Wilbur Wright<span style=\"font-weight:400;color:#666;\"> \u2014 Pionnier de l&#039;aviation, face au d\u00e9fi transcontinental<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rodgers ne tarissait pas d&#039;efforts. Devenu sourd \u00e0 cause d&#039;une scarlatine contract\u00e9e dans son enfance et priv\u00e9 de la carri\u00e8re navale que sa famille esp\u00e9rait, il s&#039;\u00e9tait tourn\u00e9 vers la course automobile, la moto et le yachting avant que l&#039;aviation ne le passionne d\u00e9finitivement. Il a convaincu le g\u00e9ant de l&#039;industrie de la viande de Chicago, Armour, de le sponsoriser pour faire la publicit\u00e9 de son nouveau soda au raisin., <em>Vin Fiz<\/em>, il a peint le nom sous les ailes et s&#039;est envol\u00e9.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:24px 0;\"><img data-opt-id=910039696  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/vin-fiz-takeoff-sheepshead-bay-1911.jpg\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:8px;\" alt=\"Le Vin Fiz d\u00e9colle de l&#039;hippodrome de Sheepshead Bay \u00e0 Brooklyn le 17 septembre 1911, suivi d&#039;un train sp\u00e9cial de trois wagons transportant des pi\u00e8ces de rechange, des m\u00e9caniciens et la famille de Rodgers.\"><figcaption style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:#666;margin-top:8px;text-align:center;\">Le Vin Fiz d\u00e9colle de l&#039;hippodrome de Sheepshead Bay \u00e0 Brooklyn le 17 septembre 1911, suivi d&#039;un train sp\u00e9cial de trois wagons transportant des pi\u00e8ces de rechange, des m\u00e9caniciens et la famille de Rodgers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Quarante-neuf jours et un avion reconstruit<\/h2>\n<p>Rodgers se d\u00e9pla\u00e7ait en suivant les voies ferr\u00e9es, le train d&#039;assistance \u00e9tant peint en blanc pour qu&#039;il puisse le rep\u00e9rer depuis les airs. Heureusement qu&#039;il avait un wagon-hangar rempli de pi\u00e8ces de rechange\u00a0: il eut un accident d\u00e8s le deuxi\u00e8me jour, et les accidents s&#039;encha\u00een\u00e8rent. Il percuta un arbre, une cl\u00f4ture de barbel\u00e9s, ses cylindres explos\u00e8rent, il tomba en panne d&#039;essence au milieu des champs de coton et dut reconstruire sa machine \u00e0 plusieurs reprises au bord de la voie. Il d\u00e9passa largement le d\u00e9lai de 30\u00a0jours fix\u00e9 par Hearst avant m\u00eame d&#039;avoir parcouru la moiti\u00e9 du trajet.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:24px 0;\"><img data-opt-id=1906701244  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/cal-rodgers-vin-fiz-wreckage.jpg\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:8px;\" alt=\"Rodgers pr\u00e8s de l&#039;une des nombreuses \u00e9paves du Vin Fiz. \u00c0 la fin du voyage, il ne restait presque rien de l&#039;avion d&#039;origine\u00a0: seuls le gouvernail et un bac de r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration d&#039;huile auraient fait le voyage jusqu&#039;au bout.\"><figcaption style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:#666;margin-top:8px;text-align:center;\">Rodgers pr\u00e8s de l&#039;une des nombreuses \u00e9paves du Vin Fiz. \u00c0 la fin du voyage, il ne restait presque rien de l&#039;avion d&#039;origine\u00a0: seuls le gouvernail et un bac de r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration d&#039;huile auraient fait le voyage jusqu&#039;au bout.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"max-width:100%;margin:24px 0;\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yjOwN1BnhfM\" title=\"Vid\u00e9o YouTube\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:#666;margin-top:8px;\">Le Mus\u00e9e national de l&#039;air et de l&#039;espace du Smithsonian, qui conserve le Vin Fiz, parle de Cal Rodgers et de son vol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lorsqu&#039;il atteignit Pasadena le 5 novembre \u2013 apr\u00e8s avoir parcouru 6\u00a0814 kilom\u00e8tres en 49 jours selon ses calculs \u2013 une foule de 20\u00a0000 personnes envahit le terrain. Interrog\u00e9 sur son ressenti, Rodgers, connu pour son caract\u00e8re monosyllabique, minimisa l&#039;\u00e9preuve tout en mettant en doute les affirmations de Hearst.<\/p>\n<p>Il n&#039;en avait pas fini. Il insista pour voler jusqu&#039;\u00e0 l&#039;oc\u00e9an. Quelques jours plus tard, pr\u00e8s de Compton, le moteur s&#039;arr\u00eata et le Vin Fiz s&#039;\u00e9crasa au sol, laissant Rodgers avec une commotion c\u00e9r\u00e9brale et une cheville cass\u00e9e. Depuis son lit d&#039;h\u00f4pital, cigare \u00e0 la main, il refusa d&#039;abandonner.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:8px;\">\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:italic;margin:0 0 8px 0;color:#222;line-height:1.5;\">\u201c Oh, je vais terminer ce vol, sans probl\u00e8me. \u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-weight:600;color:#1565c0;\">Cal Rodgers<span style=\"font-weight:400;color:#666;\"> \u2014 Depuis son lit d&#039;h\u00f4pital apr\u00e8s l&#039;accident de Compton, en 1911<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Le 10 d\u00e9cembre 1911, il fit exactement cela, d\u00e9collant sur un appareil r\u00e9par\u00e9 et atterrissant sur le sable de Long Beach \u2014 o\u00f9 la foule poussa l&#039;avion dans les vagues \u2014 puis s&#039;\u00e9loignant en boitant sur les b\u00e9quilles qu&#039;il avait attach\u00e9es au ch\u00e2ssis.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:24px 0;\"><img data-opt-id=1039416065  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/vin-fiz-wright-ex-smithsonian.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:8px;\" alt=\"Le Vin Fiz est aujourd&#039;hui conserv\u00e9 au Mus\u00e9e national de l&#039;air et de l&#039;espace du Smithsonian \u00e0 Washington, D.C.\"><figcaption style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:#666;margin-top:8px;text-align:center;\">Le Vin Fiz est aujourd&#039;hui conserv\u00e9 au Mus\u00e9e national de l&#039;air et de l&#039;espace du Smithsonian \u00e0 Washington, D.C.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"max-width:100%;margin:24px 0;\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JolvV33jRmI\" title=\"Vid\u00e9o YouTube\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:#666;margin-top:8px;\">Le r\u00e9cit d&#039;un conteur sur le premier vol audacieux de Cal Rodgers \u00e0 travers les \u00c9tats-Unis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Un triomphe \u00e9ph\u00e9m\u00e8re<\/h2>\n<p>Rodgers eut peu de temps pour profiter de sa gloire. Le 3 avril 1912, lors d&#039;une d\u00e9monstration a\u00e9rienne \u00e0 Long Beach \u00e0 bord d&#039;un Wright Model B, il percuta une nu\u00e9e de go\u00e9lands\u00a0; l&#039;un d&#039;eux bloqua ses gouvernes et l&#039;appareil piqua dans les vagues, le tuant sur le coup. Il avait 33 ans. L&#039;avion, largement r\u00e9par\u00e9, <em>Vin Fiz<\/em> Elle lui a surv\u00e9cu et est aujourd&#039;hui expos\u00e9e au Smithsonian, un monument patchwork \u00e0 l&#039;obstination pure.<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:100%;margin:24px 0;\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0XKfxII6lOQ\" title=\"Vid\u00e9o YouTube\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:#666;margin-top:8px;\">Une reconstitution en simulateur de vol retrace une partie du parcours de Vin Fiz \u00e0 travers le c\u0153ur des \u00c9tats-Unis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;color:#666;margin-top:24px;\">Sources : <a href=\"https:\/\/historynet.com\/cal-rodgers-transcontinental-crashes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HistoryNet \/ Histoire de l&#039;aviation<\/a>; Mus\u00e9e national de l&#039;air et de l&#039;espace du Smithsonian\u00a0; articles de presse de l&#039;\u00e9poque. 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