Kestrel (disambiguation)

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A kestrel is a type of bird - see Kestrel

Kestrel may also refer to:

Contents 1 Aerospace and aviation 2 Computer software 3 Fiction 4 Geography 5 Music 6 Sport 7 Transport

[edit] Aerospace and aviation

• 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
• KESTREL - the callsign of UK-based Thomas Cook Airlines

[edit] Computer software

• Kestrel is the codename for the J2SE 1.3 release of the Java programming language
• Kestrel is also the codename for the Opera web browser version 9.50 (released in June 2008)

[edit] Fiction

• an Osean Nimitz class aircraft carrier Kestrel, in the game Ace Combat 5.
• in comics:
  • Kestrel (DC Comics), a DC Comics character, the supervillain archenemy of Hawk and Dove
  • Kestrel (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character, a test subject of the Weapon X Project
• 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
• The USS Kestral, a Constitution Class drone starship in the multiplayer mode of the computer game Klingon Academy.
• A spaceship in the Massively multiplayer online game EVE Online
• Kestrel, the main character of the web comic Queen of Wands.
• McDonnell S2B Kestrel, an airplane in the PC game Crimson Skies
• Kestrel is a guild in the PS2 game .hack//G.U.
• Kestrel is a female character appearing in the last book of the Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb
• Kestrel is a foe in Rogue

[edit] Geography

• Kestrel Mine, a coal mine operated by Rio Tinto Coal Australia
• A brand of pocket weather meters.

[edit] Music

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

[edit] Sport

• The Melbourne Kestrels, an Australian netball team.

[edit] Transport

• Kestrel USA, an American bicycle manufacturer.
• a badge-engineered version of the Morris 1100 car, the Riley Kestrel.
• a British Rail HS4000 prototype diesel locomotive.