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A ''']''' is a small to medium-sized bird of prey.
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'''Falcon''' may also refer to:
A '''falcon''' usually refers to ], a ], but may also be:
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== Arts and entertainment ==
==Aircraft==
=== Film and television ===
* ], fighter aircraft
* ], family of business jets manufactured by Dassault Aviation * '']'', a fictional spaceship from the ''Star Wars'' films
* ], or ''Banović Strahinja'', a 1981 Yugoslavian-German adventure film
* ], First World War Aero engine used in the Bristol F.2 Fighter
* ], the parent corporation of a group of gay pornographic film studios
* ] (FALCON), hypersonic Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle currently in development by Lockheed Martin
** ], a large company producing gay pornography, based in San Francisco
* ], a 2012 television series produced by Sky Atlantic and based on the Robert Wilson novels
* ], an episode of ''Marvel Studios: Legends''


=== Fictional characters ===
==Rocketry==
* ], ] and ], space launch vehicle made by SpaceX * ], a comic book superhero in the Marvel Universe
* ], the Marvel Cinematic Universe version
* ], first operational guided air-to-air missile of the US Air Force
* ], a detective created by Michael Arlen in 1940
* ], experimental US high speed nuclear strike air-to-surface missile
* ], a radio drama featuring the detective created by Drexel Drake in 1936
* ], a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
* Falcon, a locomotive character, later renamed ], in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry
* Falcon from '']''
* ], a superhero in the American animated television series ''Dynomutt, Dog Wonder''
* ], a racer in the ''F-Zero'' video game series
* ], a character in the ''Power Stone'' series of video games


==Transportation== === Music ===
* An operatic ] first exemplified by Cornélie Falcon
* ], motor car
* ], British automobile manufacturer * ]
* ], a Chicago punk rock band
* ] ''Falcon'', 1961 lightweight electric-diesel locomotive
* ], by British alternative rock band The Courteeners
* ] (born 1984), stage name of Amanda Lindsey Cook


==Entertainment== === Video games ===
* ], a series of combat flight simulator computer games
* ], comic book superhero
* ], a USB haptic controller designed to replace the mouse in video games and other applications
* ], detective created by Michael Arlen in 1940
* Falcon, a motherboard formerly included in all ] models
*'']'', series of combat flight simulator computer games
* ], Chicago punk rock band
* ], Green Beret character from the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' series
* ], porn production company


==Sports== == Businesses ==
* ], a Swedish brewery which sold beer under the name Falcon
* ], American NFL football team based in Georgia
* ] Rugby team based in Newcastle, England * ], a public house (pub) in Battersea, London, England
* ], a public house in Camden, London, England
* ], called the Falcons
* ], humourous term for being hit on the head by the ball * ], a public house in Chester, England
* ], a public house in York, England


==Other uses== == Computing ==
* ], Atari's last released general-use computer
* ], Venezuelan state
* ], a MySQL storage engine
* ], submarine communications cable connecting several countries in the Persian Gulf and India
* ], a flight simulator video game
* ], computer based on the Motorola 68030 CPU
* ], a high-end computer manufacturer in the US, specialising in gaming PCs
* ], nicknamed ''Falcon'', American traitor and walk-in Soviet spy
* A nickname for a ] model, the SBC 11/21 (boardname KXT11)
* Falcon, a hardware revision of Microsoft's ] video game console
* ], “'''Fa'''st Fourier '''l'''attice-based '''co'''mpact signatures over '''N'''TRU”, a digital signature scheme


== Military ==
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* ], first operational guided air-to-air missile of the United States Air Force
* ], a U.S. nuclear capable air-to-air missile
* ], a U.S. long-range air-to-air missile
* ], an experimental US high speed nuclear strike air-to-surface missile
* ] a post-World War I observation biplane
* ], a fighter aircraft
* {{HMS|Falcon}}, the name of 22 ships of the Royal Navy
** ], an airfield on Malta called HMS ''Falcon'' while it was a Royal Navy base
* {{USS|Falcon}}, the name of four ships of the United States Navy
* ], a two-part joint project between the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the United States Air Force
* Falcon Air Force Base, former name of ], near Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
* ], a former United States military forward operating base in Iraq
* ], a Jordanian main battle tank turret
* ], a sniper rifle


== People ==
]
] * ]
* Falcon Heene, the young boy involved in the ]
]
* ] (1941–2002), British photographer, retailer, filmmaker, manager and music producer

== Places ==
=== United States ===
* ], an unincorporated community
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ], Texas
* ]

=== Elsewhere ===
* ], a suburb of Mandurah, Australia
* ], various bodies of water in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico
* ], or Falcon Rock, a granite formation in Germany

== Schools ==
* ], an all-boys independent boarding school in Esigodini, Zimbabwe
* ], Falcon, Colorado, United States

== School mascots ==
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]

== Sports ==
* ], a baseball field
* ], in Colorado Springs, Colorado

== Transport ==
=== Aviation ===
* ], an American powered parachute design
* ], a family of business jets manufactured by Dassault Aviation
* ], a French-built corporate trijet aircraft made by Dassault Aviation
* ], a defunct Swedish airline
* ], a defunct airline based in Miami, Florida
* ], an airline based in the United Arab Emirates
* ], a German sailplane
* ], a 1930s British three/four-seat cabin monoplane
* ], a World War I-era aircraft engine
* ], an American hang glider design
* ], an airport
* ], also known as Falcon Field, a public use airport in Fayette County, Georgia, United States

=== Maritime ===
* ''Falcon'', a ship of the ] fleet to Virginia colony in 1609
* ''Falcon'', a small sailing vessel used by ] to explore the Baltic
* {{SS|Falcon}}, a steamship built in 1945 as ''Sasbeck'', and named ''Falcon'' 1968–69.

=== Rail ===
* ] ''Falcon'', a class of lightweight electric-diesel locomotives made in 1961
* ''Falcon'', a ] 4-4-0ST steam locomotive involved in a crash

=== Road ===
* ], a bus model manufactured by Dennis Specialist Vehicles
* ], a British bicycle manufacturer
* ], a British automobile manufacturer
* ], an American manufacturer of high performance automobiles
* ], a concept sports car made by Chrysler
* Various cars produced by ].
** ], a compact car built by the Ford Motor Company of Argentina
** ], a full-size car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company of Australia
** ], a compact car produced by Ford Motor Company
** ], a passenger van produced by the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s

=== Rocketry and space ===
* ], a SpaceX launch vehicle
* ], a proposed partially reusable launch vehicle designed by SpaceX
* ], a partially reusable launch vehicle produced by SpaceX
* ], a partially reusable launch vehicle produced by SpaceX
* "Falcon", the callsign of the ] Lunar Module
* ], a U.S. sounding rocket
* The Falcon Project, a U.K. and U.S. rocket company by ]

== Other uses ==
* ], several dragnets for fugitives organized by the United States Marshals Service
* ]
* ], a submarine communications cable connecting several countries in the Persian Gulf and India
* ], a Gerstlauer Eurofighter model roller coaster at Duinrell amusement park
* ], a medieval song sometimes called the "Falcon Carol"

== See also ==
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Latest revision as of 05:10, 23 December 2024

A falcon is a small to medium-sized bird of prey.

Falcon may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

Fictional characters

Music

Video games

Businesses

Computing

Military

People

Places

United States

Elsewhere

Schools

School mascots

Sports

Transport

Aviation

Maritime

  • Falcon, a ship of the Third Supply fleet to Virginia colony in 1609
  • Falcon, a small sailing vessel used by Edward Frederick Knight to explore the Baltic
  • SS Falcon, a steamship built in 1945 as Sasbeck, and named Falcon 1968–69.

Rail

Road

Rocketry and space

  • Falcon 1, a SpaceX launch vehicle
  • Falcon 5, a proposed partially reusable launch vehicle designed by SpaceX
  • Falcon 9, a partially reusable launch vehicle produced by SpaceX
  • Falcon Heavy, a partially reusable launch vehicle produced by SpaceX
  • "Falcon", the callsign of the Apollo 15 Lunar Module
  • Viper Falcon, a U.S. sounding rocket
  • The Falcon Project, a U.K. and U.S. rocket company by Daniel Jubb

Other uses

See also

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