Birds - peregrine falcon dives at 180 mph - Ultimate Killers - BBC wildlife

cheekymonkey69er Says:

Oct 4, 2009 - Magnificent bird.

Red97Avenger Says:

Oct 11, 2009 - you mean hayabusa friend

Red97Avenger Says:

Oct 11, 2009 - but hey , were not japanese lol

mikeblaze2e Says:

Oct 24, 2009 - Love it :))

KONAGUYHAWAII Says:

Oct 28, 2009 - Im surprised the bird just dosnt take off, i mean how the hell do they retrieve the bird?

majsota Says:

Oct 29, 2009 - 100% agree :D

setialien Says:

Oct 30, 2009 - The title is not wrong. First of all a TANDEM pair of skydivers without a drag chute will reach 140-160 mph in belly-to-earth free fall, because they have twice the weight but only about 1.5 the surface area. And Second the falcon left the baloon after the skydivers did and caught up to them (means it was going faster). So if you know the delay in start between two objects and know how long ti took for one to catch up with another you can calculate its speed, which is what they did.

setialien Says:

Oct 30, 2009 - They did not say they did. THe bird did not them. And I dont see a drogue chute in this video, do you?

setialien Says:

Oct 30, 2009 - It is safe to deploy your your canopy at any altitude for the same reason that you go faster at higher altitudes - thinner air. The force exerted on a canopy going fast at high altitude is the same as one exerted going slower at lower altitude. The only reason not to deploy too high is that it will be more prone to collapses if you dont know how to fly it

setialien Says:

Oct 30, 2009 - Yes it would, but you wont be able to hear it, since there would be too much noice as you freefall yourself

setialien Says:

Oct 30, 2009 - You're both wrong. If you take a take two falcons and gut one out, you can bet that it will fall much slower (given that it keeps the same shape). It is a ratio of mass to air resistance is what matters. Fill one of the two tennis balls with lead and it will fall much faster AND will have a higher terminal velocity than a regular one.

setialien Says:

Oct 30, 2009 - How do they retrieve dogs? What a supid question

cameraflyer Says:

Oct 31, 2009 - You must be blind. He reached for the drogue, then it was out. Deffinately not 180 or even 153. I am a tandem master and there's no way they're falling that fast with the drogue out.

setialien Says:

Nov 2, 2009 - Yes, my bad, I just watched it again, the tandem does use a drogue in this bid. But regardless of that, the tandem pair does not have to to fall at 180 in order for the falcon to reach 180 mph since they left the balloon way first. The falcon was going that fast WHILE catching up to them, not when he reached them. So, I might be blind, but you sir, are not very bright in math.

iurhviusdfavhi Says:

Nov 2, 2009 - so to sum up everything you gusy are saying. That falcon is fucking cool!

cameraflyer Says:

Nov 2, 2009 - Touche, good sir. Blue skies!

SvedeboXque Says:

Nov 3, 2009 - Errr... no. A car loaded up with 4 people has the same top speed as one with 1 person in it.

setialien Says:

Nov 3, 2009 - A car on the road - yes. It is propelled against air resistance by the same engine regardless of the number of people. Now if that car was freefalling then it will reach a higher terminal speed with more people, since the air resistance has not changed but now there is 4 times the amount of force pulling it towards the ground. Please take a full 2L coke bottle and one with only a little bit of drink left in it and toss both of a roof. Please reply after you do that simple physics experiment.

frozenadam69 Says:

Nov 7, 2009 - omg that is insain holy crap dude i want one bad now!

jema021 Says:

Nov 13, 2009 - good question thats what i was thinking

martziano619 Says:

Nov 19, 2009 - But one object is more aerodynamic than the other, thus one of the two will reach the ground faster.

kaitlinbird Says:

Nov 21, 2009 - that, is an awesome bird.

WelcomeToMyDream Says:

Nov 23, 2009 - Thanks for the info setialien. I checked with another instructor who comfirmed your comment about pitching at higher altitudes.

wilsontt88 Says:

Nov 23, 2009 - Whoa, a ferrari falcon...

Kurisuchianu89 Says:

Nov 25, 2009 - A heavier mass just accelerates faster but they still got the same top speed. Simple physics my friend.