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[Fwd: Fantastic Falcon Flick]
About 180mph in a head-down dive. Higher speeds can be acheived but
exceeding 200mph requires considerable practice, especially when steering towards a target far below. What falcons can do is simply amazing ... 2NO |
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[Fwd: Fantastic Falcon Flick]
That footage was part of the TV program referred to earlier titled "Terminal
Velocity." The chutist/falconer is Ken Franklin who taught his peregrine "Horrible" to skydive with him by serving the garnished lure seen in the video. By making the lure heavier it was possible to make it go faster than he could free fall, and by use of a barometric/time chip attached to the bird they measured a velocity of 243 mph. The pilot of the Cessna was his father. Ken is also a pilot for either Fed Ex or Evergreen. My hat is off to the guy that made the videos. Spectacular! Karl Striedieck "Tuno" wrote in message ... About 180mph in a head-down dive. Higher speeds can be acheived but exceeding 200mph requires considerable practice, especially when steering towards a target far below. What falcons can do is simply amazing ... 2NO |
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