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The Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) or just hobby, is a small, slim falcon. It belongs to a group of similar falcons often considered a subgenus Hypotriorchis . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
Eurasian hobby (F. subbuteo), also known as the northern hobby; African hobby (F. cuvierii) Oriental hobby (F. severus) Australian hobby or little falcon (F. longipennis), uncommon but widespread in Australia, during the southern winter, some birds migrate to the north of the continent or to the islands of Southeast Asia
The aircraft is single-engined, propeller driven and designed for private and general aviation use. [1] [3] The Falco was sold in kit or plans form for amateur construction by the Sequoia Aircraft Company of Richmond, Virginia from the 1980s until its closure in 2014. [6] Laverda-built Falco IV from Denmark attending a UK air rally in 1984
American Aerolights Falcon. American Aerolights Inc. was an American aircraft manufacturer founded by Larry Newman. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft under the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Team Falcon restarted production in 1998 with their Falcon 2000, Falcon East produced one with their Peregrine Falcon and Falconar Avia produced one and termed their version of the design the Golden Hawk. [1] [2] The design has a composite fuselage and strut-braced wings made from aluminium and covered in doped aircraft fabric. The tip rudders ...
Eleonora's falcon is a bird of prey, 36–42 cm (14–17 in) long with an 87–104 cm (34–41 in) wingspan. It is shaped like a large Eurasian hobby or a small slender peregrine falcon, with its long pointed wings, long tail and slim body. There are two colour morphs: The adult dark morph is all sooty brown, with black underwing coverts. The ...
The Falcon is a two-place, strut-braced high-wing conventional geared aircraft. The fuselage is constructed of welded steel tubing and fabric covering. The engine was a 42 hp two cylinder model made by ACE. A Continental A40 could be purchased for an extra $200. [1]
The largest falcon is the gyrfalcon at up to 65 cm (26 in) in length. The smallest falcon species is the pygmy falcon, which measures just 20 cm (7.9 in). As with hawks and owls, falcons exhibit sexual dimorphism, with the females typically larger than the males, thus allowing a wider range of prey species. [10]