Kestrel (disambiguation)

Kestrel (disambiguation)

A kestrel is a type of bird - see Kestrel

Kestrel may also refer to:

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

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)

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 [http://startrek.wikia.com/wiki/USS_Kestral 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

Geography

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

Music

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

port

*The Melbourne Kestrels, an Australian netball team.
*Kestrel (dinghy), a 16ft sailing dinghy.

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.


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