this is the peregrine falcon one of nature’s fold as predators for thousands
nature’s fold as predators for thousands
nature’s fold as predators for thousands of years humans have admired its
of years humans have admired its
of years humans have admired its powerful wings and fiery spirit but one
powerful wings and fiery spirit but one
powerful wings and fiery spirit but one quality above all sets this bird of prey
quality above all sets this bird of prey
quality above all sets this bird of prey apart when it comes to raw speed no
apart when it comes to raw speed no
apart when it comes to raw speed no creature on earth can match it
commercial pilot Ken Franklin raises and
commercial pilot Ken Franklin raises and studies Falcons to see how they live and
studies Falcons to see how they live and
studies Falcons to see how they live and how they move what characterizes a
how they move what characterizes a
how they move what characterizes a parent falcon as it’s pure ability to
parent falcon as it’s pure ability to
parent falcon as it’s pure ability to hunt at high speed in the open air space
hunt at high speed in the open air space
hunt at high speed in the open air space the more that I was involved in flight
the more that I was involved in flight
the more that I was involved in flight with burrs and started seeing their
with burrs and started seeing their
with burrs and started seeing their speed the more I wanted to I really was
speed the more I wanted to I really was
speed the more I wanted to I really was driven just to be basically on wing with
driven just to be basically on wing with
driven just to be basically on wing with them but experts can’t agree on the
them but experts can’t agree on the
them but experts can’t agree on the peregrines
peregrines
peregrines top speed to answer that question
top speed to answer that question
top speed to answer that question ken assembles a team of specialists and
ken assembles a team of specialists and
ken assembles a team of specialists and a very special falcon named frightfully
a very special falcon named frightfully
a very special falcon named frightfully he’ll test your speed with a lead
he’ll test your speed with a lead
he’ll test your speed with a lead weighted lure that he’ll release as he
weighted lure that he’ll release as he
weighted lure that he’ll release as he dives with her a tiny computer like
dives with her a tiny computer like
dives with her a tiny computer like those used by skydivers is hooked onto
those used by skydivers is hooked onto
those used by skydivers is hooked onto feather shafts just under 5 oz tail
feather shafts just under 5 oz tail
feather shafts just under 5 oz tail cupboards ken is confident it won’t
cupboards ken is confident it won’t
cupboards ken is confident it won’t affect her performance
affect her performance
affect her performance the Cessna strains in the thin air at
the Cessna strains in the thin air at
the Cessna strains in the thin air at 15,000 feet although wild Falcons may
15,000 feet although wild Falcons may
15,000 feet although wild Falcons may reach this altitude this is the highest
reach this altitude this is the highest
reach this altitude this is the highest frightful has ever been in her life
frightful has ever been in her life
frightful has ever been in her life frightful is released at 12,000 feet she
frightful is released at 12,000 feet she
frightful is released at 12,000 feet she goes into her die
after 10 seconds she’s going 120 miles
after 10 seconds she’s going 120 miles an hour pan releases the Lord 21 seconds
an hour pan releases the Lord 21 seconds
an hour pan releases the Lord 21 seconds frightful ships into hyperdrive
frightful ships into hyperdrive
frightful ships into hyperdrive that’s what Ken’s been looking for she
that’s what Ken’s been looking for she
that’s what Ken’s been looking for she shifts her shape to slip through the
shifts her shape to slip through the
shifts her shape to slip through the airs molecules 43 seconds she catches
airs molecules 43 seconds she catches
airs molecules 43 seconds she catches the door pulls out of her dive at 3,000
the door pulls out of her dive at 3,000
the door pulls out of her dive at 3,000 feet and heads home
moments later Ken shoots snaps open it
moments later Ken shoots snaps open it looks like a perfect flight the verdict
looks like a perfect flight the verdict
looks like a perfect flight the verdict is in frightful has broken her own
is in frightful has broken her own
is in frightful has broken her own record and Ken still doesn’t know how
record and Ken still doesn’t know how
record and Ken still doesn’t know how much faster she can go 183 miles now
aerodynamically if they are the
aerodynamically if they are the incredible contortionist this is like
incredible contortionist this is like
incredible contortionist this is like karate in the air and what they do to
karate in the air and what they do to
karate in the air and what they do to hyper streamline and then when they
hyper streamline and then when they
hyper streamline and then when they achieve highest speeds how they hold it
achieve highest speeds how they hold it
achieve highest speeds how they hold it blew us away
blew us away
blew us away one week later frightful was clocked at
one week later frightful was clocked at
one week later frightful was clocked at an astonishing 242 miles an hour
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