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How fast can a peregrine falcon fly? One scientist aims to find out by skydiving along with the birds. See All National Geographic Videos http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/?source=4001

Skydivers can reach 150mph velocity. This is not even cruising speed for a peregrin falcon, in this clip it's estimated that the falcon must have accelerated beyond 180mph. From the BBC.

Thanks to LT. Jessie Jay Falcon for this Clip of F-Zero Falcon Densetsu. Uploaded for you Jessie! Captain Falcon finally defeats Black Shadow with his signature move, Falcon Punch. Hope you Enjoy, and please note i did NOT make this, i have uploaded it for your own Enjoyment! 1,000,000 Views on 23rd April 2008, thank you all and i hope you enjoy Falcon Punch as much as i do! Here is a picture i have produced to thank you all! http://rql.deviantart.com/art/For-all-the-Falcon-Punches-83709610 Honours for This Video: #3 - Most Discussed (All Time) - Film & Animation #45 - Most Discussed (All Time) - Film & Animation - Global #76 - Most Responded (This Week) - Film & Animation #28 - Most Responded (This Month) - Film & Animation #42 - Most Responded (All Time) #3 - Most Responded (All Time) - Film & Animation #26 - Most Responded (All Time) - Film & Animation - Global #34 - Most Viewed (All Time) - Film & Animation #6 - Top Favorited (All Time) - Film & Animation #84 - Top Favorited (All Time) - Film & Animation - Global #27 - Top Rated (All Time) #1 - Top Rated (All Time) - Film & Animation #22 - Top Rated (All Time) - Film & Animation - Global

The Peregrine Falcon: Nature's Top Gun. A tribute to the peregrine falcon, including shots of jet fighters. Made from clips of a documentary about the peregrine falcon. The song is 'decadence' by disturbed. Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD8DGIYJdfU if you're looking for another good video of the peregrine falcon.

Animated lego pieces putting together the Millenium Falcon. Music: Nothing But You, by Paul Van Dyk (Club Mix)

This is the 4th flight of Space Exploration Technologies Falcon 1.

No i am not todd falcon.

Ratatat - Falcon Jab FAAALLCCCON JAB!!!!! this song is very cool, reminds me of daft punk vocals. its the only song on the album that uses that tho~

Vídeo feito em Santo André Muito Grau RL e diversão ! !

The launch of the Falcon 1 rocket on Omelek Island, Kwajalein Atoll. Liftoff was 3/20/2007 at approx. 01:10 GMT (9:10 EST). This video runs T -1:19 to T +5:00; the video feed was lost at approx T +5:05. Thank you to Farker FrankTheTank for the file!

This is the new Novint Falcon device. It is a pointing device that allows 3D movement and gives the user feedback from 3D virtual objects. It is supposed to eventually cost less than $100

As shown in this video, the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), gyrfalcon (F. rusticolus), and prairie falcon (F. mexicanus) are formidable birds of prey.

Edit: Wow, this scaled to way higher popularity than i expected it to. If you like random swearing... well this is the video for you. If you're looking for quirky comedy and articulate jokes, watch something like... this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro2uBiIhyNc This video is based on my tendancy to scream FALCON PUNCH every time i do the disembowell, and well, it basically turned into this. If you don't like falcon punch references you will probably think this is average. and this was all improved as one narration.

Watch as three legendary Falcon Fighters battle at Hyrule Temple. Extreme advanced skills are on display here. Let us show you our moves!

SpaceX is the only private company to ever reach earth orbit with their Falcon 1 rocket. This is the FULL 40 minute webcast from about T-10 minutes until well after SECO. We didn't want to cut out the chorus of cheering after the SpaceX crew realized that they had just made history! While Scaled Composites did reach space twice and thus winning the Ansari X PRIZE, they did not actually reach orbit. The Falcon 1 with its simulated payload is the first private vehicle to reach orbit on Sunday September 28th, 2008 at 23:31 UTC. Space flight forever changed today

Videogames and force feedback have been fair-weather friends for years, from motorized steering wheels that go spastic when you slam into a wall, to entire seats that tilt and lurch as your F-16 banks out of harm's way. But playing with the Novint Falcon feels like nothing you've tried before. For more videos from Popular Mechanics visit: http://www.popularmechanics.com/video?src=syn&mag=pop&dom=youtube&chan=home&link=rel_19 Everything from the World of Popular Mechanics: http://www.popularmechanics.com/?src=syn&mag=pop&dom=youtube&chan=home&link=rel_20 Subscribe to Popular Mechanics: http://subscribe.hearstmags.com/subscribe/splits/popularmechanics/pop_328x90_perissue_01_home?src=syn&mag=pop&dom=youtube&chan=home&link=rel_21 -

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A tired and injured peregrine falcon seeks refuge on my stairs. Wildlife rescue workers help him. UPDATE (8/4/07): The peregrine falcon was removed from the endangered species list in 1999 after recovery due to banning of DDT and groups aiding recovery (www.fws.gov/endangered/). See peregrine falcon stoop speed controversy update below. Rescue Organizations: http://www.WildCareMarin.org (see the "found animal" link, which I used to get their night phone number) http://www.yuwr.org (Yggdrasil [ig'-dra-sil] Urban Wildlife Rescue) WildCareMarin gave me Yggdrasil's phone number for yuwr.org. http://wildlife.ohlonehumanesociety.org Yggdrasil coordinated the rescue with the Ohlone [a-lone'-ee] Humane Society. SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE www.vogelwarte.ch/ (For English insert link in BabelFish.altavista.com & choose "German to English") FALCON STOOP (DIVE) SPEED CONTROVERSY ===================================== ***ROUND 1*** SWISS with excellent research versus hearsay (1) The Swiss Ornithological Institute used military tracking radar and measured Peregrine Falcon stoop speed at 115 mph maximum with a maximum dive angle close to 45 degrees. SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFO DIRECTLY FROM THE SWISS versus (2) Bird literature and textbooks, which for years have stated the peregrine falcon's maximum stoop speed is about 242 mph without referencing any research. I gave credit to the Swiss because they actually and accurately measure falcon angle and speed (and claim they were the first to do so); they used military tracking radar instead of estimating speed or merely parroting the old literature, which the Swiss discount as unsubstantiated. The Swiss point out they do not claim the peregrine falcon cannot dive faster, but that peregrine falcons never dived faster than 115 mph when the Swiss measured them. ***ROUND 2*** SWISS versus SKYDIVER (not hearsay) (3) I asked Cornell University's Ornithologists about this controversy since Cornell posts the higher and long-believed speed on its website. A Cornell person promptly replied that although they have not measured the speed themselves, they referred to an experiment by a falconer who also skydives. The skydiver jumped out of planes with his peregrine falcon and sometimes had a speed-measuring device attached to his falcon's tail: he clocked the falcon diving at up to 242 mph. (Unfortunately, the reference sent to me from Cornell was a brochure for a private jet company that explained the skydiver's experiment with his Peregrine Falcon; the jet plane brochure stated that NAFA (n-a-f-a.org) North American Falconers Association first published the skydiver's article (I emailed NAFA and await their reply and the article). SEE BELOW FOR INFO ABOUT THE SKYDIVER'S EXPERIMENT (4) I asked the Cornell person about the validity of comparing the vertical falls of the skydiver/falcon chasing a vertically traveling prey (the skydiver with a lure) with the natural stoop environment of a 45-degree angled stoop. Though the Swiss measured a stoop angle no more than about 45 degrees, the Cornell person said he's seen stooping that looked like it was straight down from his vantage point; he also said many stoops he's seen occurred at a less steep angle and approached the prey from behind, with the falcon often going slightly lower than the prey before turning up for the collision. MY CONCLUSION UNTIL MORE RESEARCH/DATA ARRIVE If the skydiver's experiment was valid, and it *seems* like it was even though so far I've only read about it in a jet plane brochure (cough, cough), then I conclude the following until I see more research: (1) The Peregrine Falcon can dive straight down as fast as 242 mph; however, a cheetah pushed out of an airplane could also dive straight down at speeds probably near 120 mph even though its max land speed in well under 90 mph; that's obviously not a fair analogy since falcons fly and cheetahs do not, but the question is whether a skydiver-led freefall is close enough to being like a peregrine falcon naturally stooping without human involvement (especially straight down since peregrine falcon stooping so far has been accurately measured at around 45 degrees). Also, there's a trade-off between accuracy and speed. Because most prey moves horizontally (not vertically like the skydiver w/lure), the difficulty of timing a collision with horizontally traveling prey must be much more for a peregrine falcon diving straight down (a 90 degree collision) than for a peregrine falcon diving at 45 degrees, especially behind prey, which would put the falcon closer to the prey's vector besides improving the odds of surprise and therefore not causing evasive action by the prey. Maybe falcons dive straight down for short period then lessen the angle for accuracy (but this is conjecture, not research). Quantum Mechanics side note: the fact that no observer leaves the observed undisturbed (at the quantum level) is really greatly ignored by the skydiver experiment, which is still amazing; even using military tracking radar to measure peregrine falcon stooping speed technically disturbs whatever's observed, (quantumly speaking). ******************** MY CONCLUSION: THE PEREGRINE FALCON CAN DIVE AS FAST AS 242 MPH WITH A SKYDIVER, BUT THE FASTEST MEASURED *NATURAL* STOOP SPEED TO DATE IS 115 MPH. ******************* That's the total known truth I could find. I'll post newer substantiated info when available if I find out about it. I think the Swiss need to test many more Peregrine Falcons stooping, especially stooping for different prey at different altitudes in different environments. Perhaps measuring 2 peregrine falcons isn't enough; and maybe the type of prey affects the stoop speed along with how hungry the falcons are and their ages. ***************************************************************************************** SWISS INFO ********** Matthias Kestenholz, PhD, MSc, of the institute promptly answered my email about his research into Peregrine Falcon speed. He explained the research, provided a link to page on the institute's site detailing their use of military-level tracking radar for bird study, and attached a pdf file in German with an English summary of the specific Falcon speed research. HIS EMAIL ========= "Two stoops of Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) and two of Barbary Falcon (Falco pelegrinoides) were measured with a tracking radar. In the last decades, our institute has made strong progress in developing this military device to an instrument to study bird migration. We are not only able to track individual birds and to measure precisely their flight direction, flight altitude and flight speed but we also measure wind direction and wind speed, and by calculating these two data sets we get the bird's own contribution to flight speed. Just one example to explain what I mean: A bird that is able to reach a speed of 40 kph with the power of its flight muscles, can reach a speed of 70 kph if it gets tailwind support of 30 kph. "Most information about speeds of stooping falcons do not consider the contribution of the wind. They don't either take into consideration stooping angles but it is evident that this considerably influences the speed: the steeper, the faster. "For our two Peregrines, total altitude losses while diving were 250 m and 350 m. Steepest diving angles amounted to 42° and 40°, respectively. Maximal speed of 36 and 51 m/s (130 and 184 kph) were recorded. For the two Barbary Falcons, the corresponding values are height losses of 173 m and 189 m, diving angles of 20° and 34°, and maximal speed of 42 and 44 m/s (150 and 158 kph). The 51 m/s (184 kph) of a Peregrine Falcon represents the highest speed of a bird accurately measured so far. "But it does by no means say that the birds can't attain even higher speeds. You can find much higher speeds published, including the widely cited estimate of [much higher] kph, but these are in fact "only" estimates but not accurate measurements that are only possible with the help of a measuring instrument such as our tracking radar (see www.vogelwarte.ch/home.php?lang=d&cap=projekte&subcap=vogelzug&file=../detailprojects.php&titel=Radar-Ornithology&projId=135). HIS PDF (in German with English summary) ================================== Publication: Der Ornithologische Beobachter 95:107 - 112 (1998) Aus der Schweizerischen Vogelwarte Sempach Title: Sturzfliige von Wanclerfalke Falco peregrinus und Wiistenfalke F. pelegrinoides By Dieter Peter und Matthias Kestenholz SUMMARY (the rest of the article is in German) Stoops of Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus and Barbary Falcon F. pelegrinoides. - Two stoops of Peregrine Falcons and two of Barbary Falcons were measured with a tracking radar. For the Peregrine Falcons, total altitude losses while diving were 250 m and 350 m. Steepest diving angles amounted to 42° and 40°, respectively. Maximal air speeds of 36 and 51 m/s (130 and 184 km/h) were recorded. For the Barbary Falcons, the corresponding values are height losses of 173 m and 189 m, diving angles of 20° and 34°, and maximal air speeds of 42 and 44 m/s (150 and 158 km/h). The 5 1 m/s (184 km/h) of a Peregrine Falcon represents the hig¬hest air speed of a bird accurately measured so far. Key words: Falco peregrinus, Falco pelegrinoides.. stooping, flight speed, flight mechanics, tracking radar. Dieter Peter und Matthias Kestenholz, Schweizerische Vogelwarte, CH-6204 Sempach Matthias Kestenholz, PhD, MSc Swiss Ornithological Institute Luzernerstrasse 6 CH-6204 Sempach www.vogelwarte.ch FULL PUBLISHED STUDY IN PDF (he emailed me this as an attachment; I posted it here:) http://generatech.files-upload.com/358000/PeterKestenholz1998OrnitholBeobSturzflge.PDF.html (After clicking this link, watch the time countdown from 15 seconds to zero then you can click the "download" link.) ***************************************************************************************** CORNELL SUPPLIED INFO ********** Dear John: The fastest recorded speed I've heard of for a Peregrine Falcon is 242 miles per hour. A skydiver/falconer, Ken Franklin, trained his peregrine to stoop after him while he was skydiving. He would toss the bird out of a small aircraft and then jump out of the plane. The falcon would dive down after him as he threw out a leather lure. Franklin modified a Pro-Track recording altimeter (the kind skydivers wear on their wrists) and attached it to the bird's tail feathers. This gave him an accurate reading of the descent speed of the falcon in a vertical dive. National Geographic filmed a television segment about this several years ago. Below is a link to a recent article about Franklin and his falcon. Best regards, Tim Gallagher Referenced Brochure: www.dassaultfalcon.com/whatsnew/falconer_article.jsp?DOCNUM=56327&IDOCNUM=56326 ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Dear Tim, Thanks for your quick reply. I'll add that to the website. My only question is whether Peregrine Falcons' stoop speed with a skydiver is anywhere close to the stoop speed when going after prey; the Swiss noted the maximum stoop angle they measured was about 40 degrees, not the straight-down angle of a skydiver. I doubt Peregrine Falcons ever dive after prey straight down. Do they? It seems unlikely since the timing to intersect horizontally-traveling prey would be much more difficult from 90 degrees than from a lesser angle. I'll email the skydiver about this. Thanks very much for your reply, John ---------------------------- ---------------------------- [Dear John,] That's a difficult question to answer. I think what Franklin has proven is that these birds are capable of stooping at these speeds. No one before had ever established that in a verifiable way. Whether they can strike prey at that speed is another matter. It may be that they use extremely high speeds to catch up to prey but slow down somewhat before striking it. As for the angle of the stoop, I have definitely seen peregrines knock down prey in stoops that, to my eye, were perfectly vertical (this seems more common with males), but the majority of stoops are certainly done at a lesser angle than 90 degrees. In fact, many peregrines will deliberately stoop behind their prey, going below it and then swooping up (using the momentum from the stoop) to hit or bind to it on the upswing. [-Tim]

Air Force F16 fighter jet (technically an F16N---denoting it was sold to the Navy---but this aircraft is mainly used by the USAF rather than Navy) vs the F14 Navy Aircraft. Instructors are piloting the F-16, students are in the F-14s. Enjoy =)

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Cold soak trials ahead of the curve performance and efficiency flight tests for the Dassault Falcon 7X business jet.

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http://www.aviationlive.org Online Aviation Pics,Videos and Forum VIDEO EDITED BY EN52 ##SAS73 dont you dare steal the video and reupload it in PA's## The F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American multirole jet fighter aircraft developed by General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin for the United States Air Force. Designed as a lightweight fighter, it evolved into a successful multirole aircraft. The Falcon's versatility is a paramount reason it was a success on the export market, serving 24 countries.The F-16 is the largest Western fighter program with over 4,000 aircraft built since production started in 1976. Though no longer produced for the US Air Force, it is still produced for export. The Fighting Falcon is a dogfighter with innovations including a frameless, bubble canopy for better visibility, side-mounted control stick to ease control while under high g-forces, and reclined seat to reduce the effect of g-forces on the pilot. It was also the first fighter aircraft to be deliberately built to sustain 9g turns. It is also one of the few jets with a thrust-to-weight ratio greater than one, giving the Falcon excellent acceleration. Although the F-16's official name is "Fighting Falcon", it is known to its pilots as the "Viper", after the Battlestar Galactica starfighter. In 1993,General Dynamics sold its aircraft manufacturing business to the Lockheed Corporation,which in turn became part of Lockheed Martin after a 1995 merger with Martin Marietta.The Indian Ministry of Defense is looking to acquire up to 126 modern fighters to begin replacing its aging fleet of MiG-21s, and the Lockheed Martin F-16 is one of several competitors being offered; however, the Indian Air Force has not yet released the request for proposals for its Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (M-MRCA) competition , as it is still refining its requirements. In November 2006, the Pakistan Air Force signed a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) for 18 new-built F-16C/D Block 52+, 26 F-16A/B Block 15 and 60 Mid-Life-Update M3 Tape modules/kits as part of a $5.1bn deal including fighter aircraft, their related infrastructure, training and ammunition. Deliveries of the F-16A/Bs are expected to begin in 2007, while the initial F-16C/Ds will likely be received sometime in late 2008 or early 2009. The current procurement program of new-built aircraft as well as refurbishment and upgrade of sixty used and serving aircraft is expected to be complete by 2010-2012, as per the Pakistan Air Force Chief - Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed. In April 2006, Janes Defence Weekly reported that the PAF may procure an additional 33 F-16C/D Block 52+ - these would likely include the 18 option Block 52+ from the current deal. In July 2007, Commander of Central Air Command Lieutenant General Gary L. North (US Air Force), and another US aviator flew a pair of F-16s to Pakistan for Pakistan Air Force. The Philippine Air Force (PAF) also expressed its interest in the F-16 but its plan to purchase modern multi-role fighter aircraft to replace its retired F-5A/B Freedom Fighters has been shelved due to economic reasons and having counter-insurgency operations as its main priority. In the mid-1990s, the PAF did not act on a US offer to sell 28 F-16A/B Block 15 OCU fighters, which were earlier embargoed from Pakistan. The Republic of China (Taiwan)'s Air Force, needing a next generation fighter to replace its fleet of F-16 A/B Block 20s, has expressed interest in the new F-35 Lightning II. However, due to political issues, it is unlikely the island nation will be able to acquire such an advanced fighter in the near future. As a result, the ROCAF has opted for up to 66 new F-16C/D Block50/52 as its interim replacement fighter.This has remained controversial in Taiwan with opposition from the Kuomintang and Beijing alike. F-16C/D Block 30, 50 FIGHTING FALCON Description It is a single-seat, single-engine, multiple role fighter, designed for all weather operations and capable of carrying a great variety of weapon systems. Greece has in its air arsenal about 70 F-16s, BLOCK 30 and BLOCK 50. In 1989 Greece purchased 40 BLOCK 30 under the Arms Programme "Peace Xenia I" and in 1997 40 additional BLOCK 50 300 spartans hunting turks over aegean aircraft were delivered to Greece as part of "Peace Xenia II". The Hellenic F-16s BLOCK 30 and BLOCK 50 are based in the air base of Larissa (110 Combat Wing, 346 Squadron "Iason") and in the air base of New Anchialos (111 Combat Wing, 330 "Thunder", 341 "Arrow" and 347 "Perseas" Squadrons). All the Hellenic F-16s wear the "Aegean Ghost" camouflage, which is very efficient in Aegean operational environment. Specifications: * Crew: 1 (C model), 2 (D model) * Engine: General Electric F110-GE 100 afterburning turbofan (Block 30, 29,000 lbs thrust), General Electric F110-GE 129 (Block 50, 31,000 lbs thrust) * Wing Span: 9.45 m * Length: 14.52 m * Maximum Speed: 2,173 km/h * Service Ceiling: 15,240m or 49,000 ft...

F-2 is the latest japanese strike fighter. He or her looks like F-16 "Fighting Falcon", but do NOT call him or her "Fake Falcon"...^^; Please call him or her "Viper Zero". BGM is "NO FUTURE", which is OP theme of "ZOIDS NEW CENTURY/ZERO". F-2です。ヴァイパーゼロです。フェイクファルコンです。BGMは相川七瀬の"NO FUTURE"です。