{"id":7707514,"date":"2026-07-29T09:15:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T07:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/curtiss-xf-87-blackhawk-last-aircraft\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T07:25:33","slug":"curtiss-xf-87-blackhawk-ultimo-aereo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/curtiss-xf-87-blackhawk-last-aircraft\/","title":{"rendered":"L&#039;aereo che uccise Curtiss"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>La Curtiss era un tempo uno dei giganti dell&#039;aviazione americana. Costru\u00ec i caccia che combatterono nella Prima Guerra Mondiale, gli idrovolanti da corsa che stabilirono record mondiali negli anni &#039;20 e i P-40 Warhawk, il cui muso a bocca di squalo divenne un simbolo della Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Poi, nell&#039;ottobre del 1948, smise di costruire aerei per sempre. Il velivolo che segn\u00f2 la fine dell&#039;azienda fu il Curtiss XF-87 Blackhawk.<\/p>\r\n<p>Era grande, era pesante, era poco potente e la perdita di un solo contratto \u00e8 bastata a porre fine a quarant&#039;anni di storia.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><h3 style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0\">Informazioni rapide<\/h3><ul style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.9\">\r\n<li><strong>Produttore:<\/strong> Curtiss-Wright Corporation<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Primo volo:<\/strong> 5 marzo 1948, presso il lago prosciugato di Muroc.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Ruolo:<\/strong> prototipo di caccia-intercettore per tutte le condizioni meteorologiche\/notturno<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Motori:<\/strong> quattro turboreattori Westinghouse J34, accoppiati in due gondole subalari<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Equipaggio:<\/strong> 2 (pilota e operatore radar, fianco a fianco)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Costruito:<\/strong> uno dei due vol\u00f2 (una seconda cellula fu rottamata prima di essere completata).<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Sconfitto da:<\/strong> Il Northrop F-89 Scorpion; contratto annullato il 10 ottobre 1948.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Significato:<\/strong> l&#039;ultimo aereo che la Curtiss abbia mai progettato e costruito<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Un gigante in declino<\/h2>\r\n<p>Alla fine degli anni &#039;40, la Curtiss, un tempo potentissima, era ormai allo stremo delle forze. Un progetto dopo l&#039;altro era fallito e l&#039;azienda, come ha affermato uno storico, sembrava aver esaurito le idee innovative. L&#039;XF-87 rappresentava la sua grande scommessa per il futuro: un grande caccia notturno ognitempo, con quattro motori a reazione, destinato a sostituire il P-61 Black Widow impiegato durante la guerra e a proteggere i cieli americani nella nuova era dei jet.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1729887798  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\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/curtiss-xf-87-b.jpg\" alt=\"Il Curtiss XF-87 Blackhawk\" 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\">L&#039;unico esemplare di Curtiss XF-87 Blackhawk ancora in grado di volare, con i suoi quattro motori a reazione alloggiati in due gondole subalari. Foto: Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\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;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201c&quot;Testato un caccia quadrimotore, del peso di un B-17.&quot;\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Associated Press<\/strong> \u2014 Titolo del San Bernardino Daily Sun, 2 marzo 1948<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>Sulla carta era imponente: un intercettore biposto pesante quanto un bombardiere B-17. In volo, per\u00f2, si rivel\u00f2 una delusione. I suoi quattro motori Westinghouse J34 non riuscivano a spingere la sua mole a una velocit\u00e0 sufficiente; non raggiunse la velocit\u00e0 massima promessa e subiva forti turbolenze ad alta velocit\u00e0. Il suo primo volo risale al marzo del 1948, ma a quel punto il suo destino era gi\u00e0 stato deciso altrove.<\/p><h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Il contratto che ha ucciso un&#039;azienda<\/h2>\r\n<p>L&#039;aeronautica militare statunitense inizialmente ordin\u00f2 questo modello, ma poi ci ripens\u00f2. Il rivale Northrop F-89 Scorpion sembrava pi\u00f9 promettente e nell&#039;ottobre del 1948 l&#039;aeronautica cancell\u00f2 il progetto del Blackhawk. Per un produttore in salute, questo sarebbe stato un duro colpo. Per la Curtiss-Wright, sull&#039;orlo del baratro dopo anni di declino, fu fatale.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;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;Fu anche l&#039;ultimo aereo prodotto dalla Curtiss, segnando una fine ingloriosa per un&#039;azienda che per tanti anni era stata un nome familiare negli annali dell&#039;aviazione americana.&quot;\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Joe Baugher<\/strong> \u2014 Storico dell&#039;aviazione, joebaugher.com<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=938484024  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\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/curtiss-p-40-warhawk.jpg\" alt=\"Un Curtiss P-40 Warhawk\" 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\">Giorni di gloria: il P-40 Warhawk rappresentava l&#039;apice della Curtiss in tempo di guerra, un monito a quanto in basso fosse caduta l&#039;azienda entro il 1948. Foto: Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>L&#039;azienda chiuse la sua divisione aeronautica e vendette le sue attivit\u00e0 alla North American Aviation, ponendo fine a circa quattro decenni di progettazione di aeromobili che risalivano ai primi giorni del volo. Entrambi i prototipi XF-87 furono rottamati. L&#039;ironia finale arriv\u00f2 poco dopo: il vecchio stabilimento Curtiss di Columbus, Ohio, riapr\u00ec sotto il suo nuovo proprietario per costruire l&#039;elegante e di successo <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/aerei\/f-86-sabre\/\">F-86 Sabre<\/a> \u2014 esattamente il tipo di vincitore che la stessa Curtiss non era pi\u00f9 in grado di produrre.<\/p>\r\n<p>Oggi il Blackhawk \u00e8 quasi dimenticato. Eppure segna una vera e propria fine: \u00e8 stata l&#039;ultima volta che il nome Curtiss, uno dei pi\u00f9 antichi nella storia dell&#039;aviazione, \u00e8 apparso su un nuovo aereo.<\/p>\r\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\/vGzxtGlZ5Q8\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\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\/TVC-okTRRDQ\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;font-style:italic;margin-top:8px\">Fonti: Wikipedia; Joe Baugher, &quot;USAF Fighters&quot;; articoli di stampa dell&#039;epoca.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\">\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Post correlati<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/avro-cf-100-canuck-clunk-interceptor\/\">The Clunk: l&#039;organismo canadese di controllo della Guerra Fredda<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curtiss was once one of the giants of American aviation. It built the fighters that fought the First World War, the racing seaplanes that set world records in the 1920s, and the P-40 Warhawks whose shark-mouthed noses became a symbol of the Second World War. And then, in October 1948, it stopped building aircraft forever. 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