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== Arts and entertainment ==
=== Film ===
* '']'', a fictional spaceship from the ''Star Wars'' films
* ], a 1981 Yugoslavian-German adventure film
* ], a 2002 film starring Keith Carradine
* ], English title ''The Falcon''
* ], the parent corporation of a group of gay pornographic film studios
** ], 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

=== Fictional characters ===
* ], a comic book superhero in the Marvel Universe
* ], a detective created by Michael Arlen in 1940
* ], 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

=== Music ===
* An operatic ] first exemplified by Cornélie Falcon
* ]
* ], an American rhythm and blues band in the 1950s
* ], a Chicago punk rock band
* ], by British alternative rock band The Courteeners
* ] (born 1984), stage name of Amanda Lindsey Cook

=== Video games ===
* ], a series of combat flight simulator computer games
* ], a USB haptic controller designed to replace the mouse in video games and other applications
* Falcon, a motherboard formerly included in all ] models

== Businesses ==
* ], a Swedish brewery which sold beer under the name Falcon
* ], a public house (pub) in Battersea, London
* ], a public house in Chester, England
* ], a public house in York, in England

== Computing ==
* ], Atari's last released general-use computer
* ], a MySQL storage engine
* ], a flight simulator video game
* ], a high-end computer manufacturer in the US, specialising in gaming PCs
* 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 ==
* ], 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 == == People ==
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* Falcon Heene, the young boy involved in the ] * Falcon Heene, the young boy involved in the ]
* ] (1941–2002), British photographer, retailer, filmmaker, manager and music producer * ] (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 ==
* ]
* ] of Bowling Green University
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]

== Sports ==
=== Teams ===
* ], an American National Football League team
* ], a South African rugby team
* ], a rugby union team based in Newcastle, England
* ], called the Falcons
* ] Falcons, the sports teams of NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand
* ] of America, a Polish fraternal and sporting organization
* ], literally "Falcon Nisko" in Polish
* ], an American Hockey League team
* ], a Junior "B" hockey team based in St. Catharines, Ontario
* ], a rugby union team that plays in the North America 4 tournament
* ], West Perth WAFL team
* ], an amateur ice hockey team which, representing Canada, won the first ever Olympic gold medal in ice hockey

=== Fields ===
* ], a baseball field
* ], a football field
* ], in Colorado Springs, Colorado


== Transport == == Transport ==
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* ], a U.S. sounding rocket * ], a U.S. sounding rocket
* The Falcon Project, a U.K. and U.S. rocket company by ] * The Falcon Project, a U.K. and U.S. rocket company by ]

== Military ==
* ], 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

== Arts and entertainment ==
=== Film ===
* '']'', a fictional spaceship from the ''Star Wars'' films
* ], a 1981 Yugoslavian-German adventure film
* ], a 2002 film starring Keith Carradine
* ], English title ''The Falcon''
* ], the parent corporation of a group of gay pornographic film studios
** ], 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

=== Fictional characters ===
* ], a comic book superhero in the Marvel Universe
* ], a detective created by Michael Arlen in 1940
* ], 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

=== Music ===
* An operatic ] first exemplified by Cornélie Falcon
* ]
* ], an American rhythm and blues band in the 1950s
* ], a Chicago punk rock band
* ], by British alternative rock band The Courteeners
* ] (born 1984), stage name of Amanda Lindsey Cook

=== Video games ===
* ], a series of combat flight simulator computer games
* ], a USB haptic controller designed to replace the mouse in video games and other applications
* Falcon, a motherboard formerly included in all ] models

== Sports ==
=== Teams ===
* ], an American National Football League team
* ], a South African rugby team
* ], a rugby union team based in Newcastle, England
* ], called the Falcons
* ] Falcons, the sports teams of NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand
* ] of America, a Polish fraternal and sporting organization
* ], literally "Falcon Nisko" in Polish
* ], an American Hockey League team
* ], a Junior "B" hockey team based in St. Catharines, Ontario
* ], a rugby union team that plays in the North America 4 tournament
* ], West Perth WAFL team
* ], an amateur ice hockey team which, representing Canada, won the first ever Olympic gold medal in ice hockey

=== Fields ===
* ], a baseball field
* ], a football field
* ], in Colorado Springs, Colorado

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

== School mascots ==
* ]
* ] of Bowling Green University
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]

== 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

== Computing ==
* ], Atari's last released general-use computer
* ], a MySQL storage engine
* ], a flight simulator video game
* ], a high-end computer manufacturer in the US, specialising in gaming PCs
* 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

== In business ==
* ], a submarine communications cable connecting several countries in the Persian Gulf and India
* ], a Swedish brewery which sold beer under the name Falcon
* ], a public house (pub) in Battersea, London
* ], a public house in Chester, England
* ], a public house in York, in England


== Other uses == == Other uses ==
* ], a Gerstlauer Eurofighter model roller coaster at Duinrell amusement park
* ], several dragnets for fugitives organized by the United States Marshals Service * ], 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


== See also == == See also ==

Revision as of 20:57, 10 January 2023

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

Falcon may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Film

Fictional characters

Music

Video games

Businesses

Computing

Military

People

Places

United States

Elsewhere

Schools

School mascots

Sports

Teams

Fields

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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