{"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-e-vin-fiz-effettuarono-il-primo-volo-transcontinentale-nel-1911","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/cal-rodgers-vin-fiz-first-transcontinental-flight-1911\/","title":{"rendered":"L&#039;amatore che ha attraversato l&#039;America a tutta velocit\u00e0"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<p>Nel 1911, attraversare gli Stati Uniti in aereo era considerato da molti un&#039;impresa impossibile. Ciononostante, il magnate dell&#039;editoria William Randolph Hearst ci scommise, offrendo 1.450.000 dollari al primo pilota che fosse riuscito a traversare il paese in 30 giorni o meno. Gli uomini pi\u00f9 qualificati, tuttavia, valutarono le condizioni dell&#039;aereo e rifiutarono. L&#039;uomo che effettivamente comp\u00ec l&#039;impresa fu un dilettante alto 1,93 metri, con il sigaro in bocca, di nome Calbraith Perry Rodgers, che aveva imparato a volare appena tre mesi prima, dopo 90 minuti di lezione.<\/p>\n<p>Non avrebbe vinto il premio Hearst. Si sarebbe schiantato pi\u00f9 e pi\u00f9 volte, si sarebbe rotto delle ossa e ci avrebbe messo 49 giorni solo per raggiungere la California. Ma quando finalmente rotol\u00f2 la lacera <em>Vin Fiz<\/em> Scendendo fino alle onde del Pacifico, Cal Rodgers aveva fatto ci\u00f2 che nessuno aveva mai fatto prima: sorvolare l&#039;America.<\/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;\">Informazioni rapide: Il volo Vin Fiz<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.7;\">\n<li><strong>Pilota:<\/strong> Calbraith Perry Rodgers (1879\u20131912)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aeromobili:<\/strong> Biplano Wright Model EX, denominato <em>Vin Fiz<\/em> dopo una bibita all&#039;uva<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sponsor:<\/strong> Armour &amp; Company, pagando a chilometro, con un treno di supporto<\/li>\n<li><strong>Itinerario:<\/strong> Da Sheepshead Bay, New York, a Pasadena, poi a Long Beach, California.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distanza\/tempo:<\/strong> Circa 4.200 miglia; 49 giorni per raggiungere Pasadena, arrivando al Pacifico il 10 dicembre 1911.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arresti anomali:<\/strong> Otto registrati nel suo diario di bordo, oltre a numerosi atterraggi di emergenza<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Un premio che gli esperti non inseguirebbero<\/h2>\n<p>Hearst annunci\u00f2 la sua sfida nel 1910, concedendo ai piloti un anno di tempo. L&#039;elenco degli aviatori che si dichiararono disponibili sembrava un vero e proprio &quot;chi \u00e8 chi&quot; dei primi voli: Roland Garros, Thomas Sopwith, Henri Farman. Alla fine, quasi nessuno di loro part\u00ec. Persino Wilbur Wright nutriva dubbi sulle capacit\u00e0 di quelle macchine.<\/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;\">\u201cL&#039;uomo che ce la far\u00e0 sar\u00e0 eccezionale, sia fisicamente che intellettualmente. Avr\u00e0 bisogno di ogni briciolo di coraggio che gli appartiene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-weight:600;color:#d32f2f;\">Wilbur Wright<span style=\"font-weight:400;color:#666;\"> \u2014 Pioniere dell&#039;aviazione, sulla sfida transcontinentale<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rodgers aveva coraggio da vendere. Reso sordo dalla scarlattina contratta da bambino ed escluso dalla carriera navale che la sua famiglia si aspettava da lui, si era dedicato alle corse automobilistiche, motociclistiche e nautiche prima che il volo lo conquistasse completamente. Convinse il gigante della lavorazione della carne di Chicago, Armour, a sponsorizzarlo per pubblicizzare la sua nuova bibita all&#039;uva, <em>Vin Fiz<\/em>, dipinse il nome sotto le ali e part\u00ec.<\/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=\"Il Vin Fiz decolla dall&#039;ippodromo di Sheepshead Bay a Brooklyn il 17 settembre 1911, seguito da un treno speciale di tre vagoni che trasporta pezzi di ricambio, meccanici e la famiglia di Rodgers.\"><figcaption style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:#666;margin-top:8px;text-align:center;\">Il Vin Fiz decolla dall&#039;ippodromo di Sheepshead Bay a Brooklyn il 17 settembre 1911, seguito da un treno speciale di tre vagoni che trasporta pezzi di ricambio, meccanici e la famiglia di Rodgers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Quarantanove giorni e un aereo ricostruito<\/h2>\n<p>Rodgers si orient\u00f2 seguendo i binari della ferrovia, con il treno di supporto dipinto di bianco in modo da poterlo individuare dall&#039;alto. Fu una fortuna che avesse un vagone hangar pieno di pezzi di ricambio: si schiant\u00f2 il secondo giorno e continu\u00f2 a schiantarsi. And\u00f2 a sbattere contro un albero, una recinzione di filo spinato, i cilindri si ruppero, rimase senza carburante sopra i campi di cotone e ricostru\u00ec ripetutamente il velivolo a bordo pista. Super\u00f2 la scadenza di 30 giorni fissata da Hearst prima ancora di aver completato met\u00e0 del percorso.<\/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 accanto a uno dei tanti relitti del Vin Fiz. Alla fine del viaggio, dell&#039;aereo originale era sopravvissuto cos\u00ec poco che si dice che solo il timone e una vaschetta di raccolta dell&#039;olio abbiano completato l&#039;intero percorso.\"><figcaption style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:#666;margin-top:8px;text-align:center;\">Rodgers accanto a uno dei tanti relitti del Vin Fiz. Alla fine del viaggio, dell&#039;aereo originale era sopravvissuto cos\u00ec poco che si dice che solo il timone e una vaschetta di raccolta dell&#039;olio abbiano completato l&#039;intero percorso.<\/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=\"Video di 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;\">Il National Air and Space Museum dello Smithsonian, che conserva il Vin Fiz, parla di Cal Rodgers e del suo volo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Quando raggiunse Pasadena il 5 novembre \u2013 dopo aver percorso 4.231 miglia in 49 giorni, secondo i suoi calcoli \u2013 una folla di 20.000 persone si accalc\u00f2 sul campo. Interrogato sulle sue sensazioni, il notoriamente taciturno Rodgers minimizz\u00f2 l&#039;impresa, pur esprimendo dubbi sulla premessa di Hearst.<\/p>\n<p>Non aveva ancora finito. Insistette per volare fino all&#039;oceano. Giorni dopo, vicino a Compton, il motore si spense e il Vin Fiz si schiant\u00f2 al suolo, lasciando Rodgers con una commozione cerebrale e una caviglia rotta. Dal suo letto d&#039;ospedale, sigaro in mano, si rifiut\u00f2 di arrendersi.<\/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&quot;Oh, finir\u00f2 quel volo, va bene.&quot;\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-weight:600;color:#1565c0;\">Cal Rodgers<span style=\"font-weight:400;color:#666;\"> \u2014 Dal suo letto d&#039;ospedale dopo l&#039;incidente di Compton, 1911<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Il 10 dicembre 1911 fece proprio questo: decoll\u00f2 a bordo di un aereo riparato e atterr\u00f2 sulla sabbia di Long Beach, dove la folla spinse il velivolo tra le onde, per poi allontanarsi zoppicando con le stampelle che aveva portato legate al telaio.<\/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=\"Il Vin Fiz oggi, conservato presso il National Air and Space Museum dello Smithsonian a Washington, DC.\"><figcaption style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:#666;margin-top:8px;text-align:center;\">Il Vin Fiz oggi, conservato presso il National Air and Space Museum dello Smithsonian a Washington, DC.<\/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=\"Video di 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;\">Il racconto di un narratore sul primo volo spericolato di Cal Rodgers attraverso gli Stati Uniti.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Un trionfo di breve durata<\/h2>\n<p>Rodgers ebbe poco tempo per godersi la sua fama. Il 3 aprile 1912, durante un&#039;esibizione a Long Beach a bordo di un Wright Model B, si scontr\u00f2 con uno stormo di gabbiani; uno di essi gli blocc\u00f2 le superfici di controllo e l&#039;aereo precipit\u00f2 tra le onde, uccidendolo. Aveva 33 anni. Il <em>Vin Fiz<\/em> Gli sopravvisse e oggi \u00e8 esposto allo Smithsonian, un monumento composito alla pura ostinazione.<\/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=\"Video di 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;\">Una simulazione di volo ripercorre una tappa dell&#039;itinerario del Vin Fiz attraverso il cuore degli Stati Uniti.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;color:#666;margin-top:24px;\">Fonti: <a href=\"https:\/\/historynet.com\/cal-rodgers-transcontinental-crashes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HistoryNet \/ Storia dell&#039;aviazione<\/a>; Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum; resoconti giornalistici dell&#039;epoca. 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