Kestrel (disambiguation)

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A kestrel is a type of bird - see Kestrel

Kestrel may also refer to:

Aerospace

• Hawker Siddeley Kestrel - the prototypes of the Hawker Siddeley Harrier aircraft.
• a fibreglass glider, in 17 and 19m wingspan versions, manufactured by Glasflügel in Germany and later by Slingsby in Kirby Moorside, UK.
• Rolls-Royce Kestrel - a piston engine
• Kestrel (rocket engine) - a rocket engine for spacecraft
• Miles Kestrel - a private venture aircraft developed into the Miles Master
• a make of very small helicopter [1]
• Kestrel Autopilot, an autopilot developed by Procerus Technologies.

Computer software

• Kestrel is the codename for the J2SE 1.3 release of the Java programming language.

Fiction

• Kestrel race, from the MUD game, Threshold RPG
• A Caldari Frigate in the MMO Eve Online
• an Osean Nimitz class aircraft carrier Kestrel, in the game Ace Combat 5.
• Kestrel, a Marvel comics character
• The Antonida Kestrel, a powerful capital ship from the Escape Velocity trilogy by Ambrosia Software.
• Kestrel, a fictional character from the animated children's television series The Animals of Farthing Wood.
• The Kestrel, a novel by Lloyd Alexander

Geography

• Kestrel Mine, a coal mine operated by Rio Tinto Coal Australia

Music

• Kestrel, a mid-70s progressive rock band from England.

Sport

• The Melbourne Kestrels, an Australian netball team.

Transport

• Kestrel USA, an American bicycle manufacturer.
• a badge-engineered version of the Morris 1100 car, the Riley Kestrel.