{"id":5882630,"date":"2026-07-17T09:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/catalina-ii-flying-boat-pan-am-first-customer-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:23:04","slug":"catalina-ii-idrovolante-primo-cliente-pan-am-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/catalina-ii-flying-boat-pan-am-first-customer-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"L&#039;idrovolante Catalina risorge dalle proprie ceneri"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Ottant&#039;anni fa, un idrovolante dalla pancia prominente chiamato PBY Catalina soccor\u00f2 aviatori abbattuti, affond\u00f2 sottomarini e attravers\u00f2 gli oceani in missioni che duravano un giorno e una notte interi. Il suo certificato di tipo \u00e8 rimasto intatto da allora. Ora qualcuno vuole costruirne di nuovi e farli volare come yacht volanti.<\/p><p>Il 16 luglio, la Catalina Aircraft Trust, con sede in Florida, ha annunciato il suo primo cliente per il Catalina II, una versione modernizzata a turboelica del leggendario aereo da guerra. L&#039;acquirente \u00e8 piuttosto insolito: una start-up di Hong Kong chiamata Pan American Airways System, che ha ottenuto la licenza per il celebre nome Pan Am e ha firmato una lettera d&#039;intenti con finanziamento per la fornitura di ben 46 velivoli.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.03em\">INFORMAZIONI RAPIDE<\/p><table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Annunciato<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">16 luglio 2026 (notizia riportata per la prima volta da FlightGlobal)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Aeromobili<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Catalina II: idrovolante turboelica modernizzato<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Creatore<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Catalina Aircraft Trust, Florida<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Cliente<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Sistema Pan American Airways (Hong Kong), fino a 46 aeromobili<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Cabina<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Ultra lusso, 10 posti, salone e cucina: il nome &quot;Clipper&quot; rivive.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Primi itinerari<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Principali rotte africane, ad esempio da Alessandria a Citt\u00e0 del Capo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Primo servizio<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Previsto per il 2027 (lo sviluppo \u00e8 ancora in fase iniziale)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Una leggenda con un certificato di tipo live<\/h2><p>Il Catalina Aircraft Trust ha trascorso pi\u00f9 di un decennio come custode della certificazione di tipo del PBY Catalina originale, supportando i pochi esemplari d&#039;epoca ancora in volo. Nel 2023, al salone aeronautico di Oshkosh, ha annunciato qualcosa di pi\u00f9 audace: una ripartenza completa della produzione, con la costruzione di nuove cellule basate direttamente sul collaudato progetto degli anni &#039;30.<\/p>\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;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cCatalina Aircraft annuncia un programma di riavvio della produzione con la rinascita di una leggenda iconica e rispettata: il Catalina II, un nuovo turboelica modernizzato disponibile in versione civile e militare\/governativa.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Catalina Aircraft<\/strong> \u2014 Annuncio della ripresa della produzione, Oshkosh 2023<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Secondo il fondatore e presidente dell&#039;azienda, Lawrence Reece, la logica alla base di questo ragionamento \u00e8 che modificare un modello gi\u00e0 certificato dovrebbe essere molto pi\u00f9 semplice che certificare un velivolo completamente nuovo. Il Catalina II, sostiene, diventerebbe l&#039;unico idrovolante da trasporto certificato in Occidente, una nicchia di mercato davvero insolita.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=1762447427  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/4\/4c\/Consolidated_PBY_Catalina_landing_at_Naval_Air_Station_Jacksonville%2C_Florida_%28USA%29%2C_circa_in_1943.jpg\" alt=\"Un PBY Catalina in fase di ammaraggio nel 1943.\" 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\">Il Consolidated PBY Catalina originale, in fase di atterraggio alla base aerea navale di Jacksonville intorno al 1943: il progetto bellico che il Catalina II riprende. Foto: US Navy \/ Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Yacht volanti sull&#039;Africa<\/h2><p>Pan American Airways System, che detiene la licenza del marchio Pan Am da Pan American Global Holdings, prevede di utilizzare i Catalina II come aerei di lusso: solo dieci posti ciascuno, con lounge e cucina, sotto lo storico nome &quot;Clipper&quot; un tempo utilizzato dai grandi idrovolanti transoceanici della Pan Am. Le prime rotte sarebbero quelle principali per l&#039;Africa, come Alessandria-Citt\u00e0 del Capo, con collegamenti tra resort di lusso e luoghi di interesse naturalistico, prima di espandersi ai Caraibi, al Sud America e oltre.<\/p><p>\u00c8 una visione romantica. Ed \u00e8, per ora, proprio questo. Gran parte dello sviluppo del Catalina II \u00e8 ancora in corso: motori, avionica e sistemi di volo sono ancora in fase di valutazione e l&#039;operatore al momento non utilizza altri velivoli. Il primo servizio \u00e8 previsto per il 2027, una data che persino gli osservatori pi\u00f9 favorevoli guardano con scetticismo.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #d32f2f;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201c&quot;Rimango molto scettico, ma... quando ne vedr\u00f2 tre o pi\u00f9 sulla loro rampa, mi toglier\u00f2 il cappello.&quot;\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>aniemyer<\/strong> \u2014 Commentatore aeronautico, su X (14 luglio 2026)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Perch\u00e9 gli idrovolanti sono improvvisamente tornati a essere interessanti<\/h2><p>La scelta non \u00e8 dettata esclusivamente dalla nostalgia. Mentre gli eserciti guardano con interesse alle immense distese del Pacifico, le vecchie virt\u00f9 degli aerei anfibi \u2013 lunga autonomia, capacit\u00e0 di operare senza piste, elevata capacit\u00e0 di carico interno \u2013 sono tornate di moda. Il Trust propone il Catalina II per operazioni di ricerca e soccorso, pattugliamento marittimo, antincendio e missioni speciali, con dati dichiarati che indicano un&#039;autonomia fino a 19 ore e una capacit\u00e0 di trasporto di 30 soldati o 7.250 kg di carico.<\/p><p>Non \u00e8 l&#039;unico tentativo di rilancio: un&#039;altra azienda della Florida, la Catalina Aircraft Company di Vero Beach, sta portando avanti un progetto completamente nuovo e pi\u00f9 ambizioso chiamato SPAR. Resta da vedere se uno dei due arriver\u00e0 alla fase di costruzione. Ma per la prima volta dopo tanto tempo, l&#039;idrovolante \u2013 quella macchina elegante e improbabile \u2013 \u00e8 tornato a far parlare di s\u00e9.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-zJLa0E65Vc\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-8px\">Il PBY Catalina del periodo bellico: l&#039;aereo che il Catalina II si propone di modernizzare.<\/p><p style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:#555\">Fonti: FlightGlobal; The Aviationist; Catalina Aircraft Trust; AvBrief.<\/p>\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\/jetflights\/henri-fabre-hydravion-le-canard-first-seaplane-1910\/\">L&#039;anatra che invent\u00f2 l&#039;idrovolante<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/saunders-roe-princess-flying-boat-too-late\/\">L&#039;idrovolante gigante britannico, nato troppo tardi<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eighty years ago, a fat-bellied flying boat called the PBY Catalina rescued downed airmen, sank submarines and crossed oceans on missions that lasted a full day and night. 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