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40-661: (Redirected from TALON ) [REDACTED] Look up talon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Talon or talons may refer to: Science and technology [ edit ] Talon (anatomy) , the claw of a bird of prey TALON (database) , a database maintained by the US Air Force Brodifacoum , a rodenticide, also known as the brand Talon an anti-vehicle-ramming spike strip -like net Entertainment and media [ edit ] Talon (cards) , in some card games,

80-495: A character from Static Shock Talon ( Transformers ) , an autobot from Transformers Talon, a character from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Talon Karrde, a character from Star Wars Talon Maza, a character from Gargoyles Talon Labarthe, a character from in Ratatouille Achille Talon , comic book series and character Darth Talon , a character from Star Wars: Legacy Talon of

120-556: A "7-bolt" engine. The 1993 and 1994 base model DL was front-wheel drive and included a 92 hp (69 kW; 93 PS) 1.8 L engine ( 4G37 ). The ES model (or just the base Talon before 1993) included a naturally aspirated 2.0  L 135 hp (101 kW; 137 PS) Mitsubishi 4G63 engine . The TSi and TSi AWD models used the same engine but added an intercooled Mitsubishi 14b turbocharger producing 11 psi (0.8 bar), rated at 195 hp (145 kW; 198 PS) on TSi AWD models. The front-drive TSi model

160-504: A black roof while the Eclipse had a body-colored top. Lastly, the "Eagle" and either "ESi", "TSi", or "TSi AWD" badges were embossed, body-colored plastic that was glued to the rear bumper below the taillights on the Talon, while the Eclipse used simple stickers placed on the hatch to denote make and trim level. For the 1997 model year, a design update occurred for both the Talon and the Eclipse that

200-425: A boost increase to 14 psi (1.0 bar) of peak boost and was smaller than the previous Mitsubishi built 14b turbo that was on 1G models. The T25 spooled up faster than the previous turbocharger to increase the turbo response or reduce turbo lag. While the 1G had MacPherson struts in the front, the 2G had double-wishbone in the front and multilink suspension in the rear. The double-wishbone suspension improved

240-487: A chela are called chelipeds . Chelae are also called pincers . Eagle Talon The Eagle Talon is a sport compact hatchback coupé manufactured as part of a joint venture between Chrysler and Mitsubishi in two generations starting from the 1989 model year. The cars were marketed by Eagle as well as rebadged variants, the Plymouth Laser and Mitsubishi Eclipse . The last model year for

280-548: A point. A nail that is big enough to bear weight is called a " hoof ". (Nevertheless, one side of the cloven-hoof of artiodactyl ungulates may also be called a claw). Every so often, the growth of claws stops and restarts, as does hair . In a hair, this results in the hair falling out and being replaced by a new one. In claws, this results in an abscission layer, and the old segment breaks off. This process takes several months for human thumbnails. Cats are often seen working old unguis layers off on wood or on boards made for

320-419: A sharp point are called nails instead. Claw-like projections that do not form at the end of digits but spring from other parts of the foot are properly named spurs . In tetrapods , claws are made of keratin and consist of two layers. The unguis is the harder external layer, which consists of keratin fibers arranged perpendicular to the direction of growth and in layers at an oblique angle. The subunguis

360-578: A single claw as "spurs" on each side of the anal opening. Lizard claws are used as aids in climbing, and in holding down prey in carnivorous species. A talon is the claw of a bird of prey , its primary hunting tool. The talons are very important; without them, most birds of prey would not be able to catch their food. Some birds also use claws for defensive purposes. Cassowaries use claws on their inner toe (digit I) for defence and have been known to disembowel people. All birds, however, have claws, which are used as general holdfasts and protection for

400-454: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Talon (anatomy) A true claw is made of a hard protein called keratin . Claws are used to catch and hold prey in carnivorous mammals such as cats and dogs , but may also be used for such purposes as digging, climbing trees, self-defense and grooming , in those and other species. Similar appendages that are flat and do not come to

440-519: Is one of only two American brands to win the TC championship in the 1990s. As of 2020, GM 's Oldsmobile Achieva and Chevy Sonic (TCB) have accomplished this feat, along with Chrysler's Eagle Talon. The Dodge Shelby Charger won SSA of the predecessor SCCA / Escort Endurance Championship in 1986, and its Eagle Talon TSI AWD won SSA in 1989. Before the introduction of the Talon, the TSi (Turbo Sport Intercooled) nameplate

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480-400: Is retractable is protected from wear and tear. Most cats and dogs also have a dewclaw on the inside of the front paws. It is much less functional than the other claws but does help the cats to grasp prey. Because the dew claw does not touch the ground, it receives less wear and tends to be sharper and longer. A nail is homologous to a claw but is flatter and has a curved edge instead of

520-499: Is sometimes referred to as " 2Gb ". The front and rear fascias were heavily revised to incorporate more aggressive-looking features. At the front, a larger air intake was created and the "Eagle" emblem was enlarged and embossed into the center of the bumper cap (as opposed to a badge that inset into a similarly shaped hole). A new high-mount spoiler replacing the previous flush-mounted "sickle" spoiler. Side skirts were dropped from TSi and TSi AWD models. Embossed lettering "16V DOHC TURBO"

560-615: Is the softer, flaky underside layer whose grain is parallel to the direction of growth. The claw grows outward from the nail matrix at the base of the unguis and the subunguis grows thicker while travelling across the nail bed . The unguis grows outward faster than the subunguis to produce a curve and the thinner sides of the claw wear away faster than their thicker middle, producing a more or less sharp point. Tetrapods use their claws in many ways, commonly to grasp or kill prey, to dig and to climb and hang. All carnivorans have claws, which vary considerably in length and shape. Claws grow out of

600-494: The 4G63 engine. All versions featured this hood design including the base DL model. The first-generation Talon was released in mid-1989 as a 1990 model and continued through 1994. This era of DSM vehicles is referred to as the first-generation, or "1G". However, there were two 1G styles. The 1990 and 1991 "1GA" models featured pop-up headlights and a "6-bolt" engine, while the 1992 through 1994 "1GB" models featured exposed composite-style headlights with integrated turn signals and

640-470: The African clawed frogs . Claws evolved separately in the amphibian and amniote ( reptiliomorph ) line. However, the hairy frog has claw analogues on its feet; the frog intentionally dislocates the tips of its fingers to unsheathe the sharp points of its last phalanges . The scientifically correct term for the "claw" of an arthropod, such as a lobster or crab, is a chela (plural chelae ). Legs bearing

680-553: The Wing Commander franchise F/A-37 Talon, an aircraft in the 2005 film Stealth A terrorist group in the video game Overwatch Music [ edit ] Talon , a French term for the bow frog of a string instrument Talons (band) , a British band Talons (EP) , a 2009 EP by Josh Dies "Talons" (song) , a song on the 2008 Bloc Party album Intimacy Transportation [ edit ] Ground [ edit ] Eagle Talon , an automobile produced by

720-698: The hallux or big toe. A laterally flattened grooming claw , used for grooming, can be found on the second toe in living strepsirrhines , and the second and third in tarsiers . Aye-ayes have functional claws on all other digits except the hallux, including a grooming claw on the second toe. Less commonly known, a grooming claw is also found on the second pedal digit of night monkeys ( Aotus ), titis ( Callicebus ), and possibly other New World monkeys . Most reptiles have well-developed claws. Most lizards have toes ending in stout claws. In snakes, feet and claws are absent, but in many boids such as Boa constrictor , remnants of highly reduced hind-limbs emerge with

760-1515: The 14B Mitsubishi turbo with a Garrett T25 model. Although the T25 was a smaller turbo, it spooled faster at a lower rpm resulting in increased low-end acceleration performance. The TSi AWD model retained the all-wheel drive drivetrain. ESi: 2.0 liter DOHC I4 engine, five-speed manual transmission, four-wheel disc brakes, driver and passenger airbags, variable-assist power steering, cloth reclining front bucket seats, folding rear seat, front console with storage and armrest, tinted glass, tachometer, coolant temperature gauge, trip odometer, map lights, dual remote mirrors, visor mirrors, AM/FM radio, digital clock, remote fuel door and hatch releases, tilt steering column, intermittent wipers, rear wiper/washer, rear spoiler, color-keyed bodyside moldings, 195/70R14 tires, and wheel covers. TSi added: turbocharged engine, sport-tuned exhaust system, upgraded suspension, driver's seat lumbar support adjustment, split-folding rear seat, leather-wrapped steering wheel and manual gearshift handle, power mirrors, turbo boost and oil pressure gauges, cassette player, lighted visor mirrors, rear defogger, cargo-area cover, cargo net, lower bodyside cladding, fog lamps, 205/55/R16 tires, and alloy wheels. TSi AWD added: permanent all-wheel drive, cruise control, power door locks and windows, 215/55/VR16 tires. Eagle offered option packages and equipment that could be added individually. Option Packages: Optional Equipment: By 1998,

800-723: The Eagle Talon, as well as the Eagle division of Chrysler , was 1998. The Talon, Laser and Eclipse were badge variants using the Chrysler D platform , manufactured at the DSM (Diamond Star Motors joint venture between Chrysler and Mitsubishi ) manufacturing plant in Normal, Illinois . All three vehicles were mechanically identical (when comparing the same option level) including engine , transmission , and drivetrain . Cosmetically, differences between

840-660: The Eagle division of Chrysler Foster-Miller TALON , a US military unmanned ground vehicle Talon MHS-II , a car built for the Can-Am series and used briefly in 1977 Aviation [ edit ] Lockheed MC-130 Combat Talon, a variant of the C-130 aircraft operated by the U.S. Air Force Northrop T-38 Talon , a US-built supersonic jet trainer for military pilots RotorWay A600 Talon , an American helicopter design Wills Wing Talon , an American hang glider design Other uses [ edit ] Talon (actor) (born 1969), in

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880-873: The Silver Hawk or Talwin Hawkins in Conclave of Shadows Talon, in the Dark-Hunter series X-23 or Talon, in Marvel Comics Talon, in the Prey video game Talon, in the video game Primal Rage Talon, a member of the Sackett family in various works by Louis L'Amour Talon, a dog in the film Snow Buddies Talon, in the TV series Inspector Gadget Other fictional entities [ edit ] Talon light fighter , in

920-478: The Talon was the last model in the declining Eagle lineup and the rarest Talon model year. Amid declining sales, Chrysler management decided to stop promoting the Eagle brand. The last Eagle Talon rolled off the assembly line on February 10, 1998. In 1994, a concept car called the Eagle Jazz was developed for the 1995 automobile show circuit. "It was a sporty sedan with a rounded hatchback tail. Built into that

960-521: The Tulsa Talons The mascot of the Major League Soccer team D.C. United Another name for ogee moulding in woodworking See also [ edit ] Operation Talon (disambiguation) , the codename of several military or police operations All pages with titles containing Talon Tallon (disambiguation) Talion (disambiguation) Talen (disambiguation) Tallinn ,

1000-687: The adult entertainment industry Talon (bearer bond) , a document attached to a bearer bond which entitled the holder to a block of further coupons Talon (rural locality) , in Russia Talon (surname) Talon, Nièvre , a commune in France Talon Esports , a professional esports organisation based in Hong Kong PSG Talon , a professional League of Legends team Talon Zipper , an American zipper company San Antonio Talons , San Antonio, Texas's arena football team, formerly

1040-459: The capital city of Estonia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Talon . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talon&oldid=1200018657 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1080-554: The main rear tail light clusters (the Eclipse 's reverse lights were mounted separately and lower around the mid-mounted license plate); and a sickle-shaped rear spoiler for the TSi and TSi AWD version mounted at the base of the rear window that was painted black regardless of body color (the Eclipse used a body-colored, conventional "basket handle" spoiler mounted on the rear deck). ESi models (non-turbo) did not receive side skirts, while TSi and TSi AWD models received side skirts that had

1120-525: The purpose. Ungulates' hooves wear or self-trim by ground contact. Domesticated equids ( horses , donkeys and mules ) usually need regular trimming by a farrier , as a consequence of reduced activity on hard ground. Primate nails consist of the unguis alone, as the subunguis has disappeared. With the evolution of grasping hands and feet, claws are no longer necessary for locomotion, and instead most digits exhibit nails . However, claw-like nails are found in small-bodied callitrichids on all digits except

1160-532: The remainder of a deck of cards Talon ( Smallville ) , a fictional coffee shop in the TV series Talon (roller coaster) , an inverted roller coaster Talon , a 2014 novel by Julie Kagawa The Talon , the newspaper of Los Altos High School , US Fictional characters [ edit ] Talons, assassins of the Court of Owls in DC Comics Talon (DC Comics) , a character from Teen Titans Talon,

1200-430: The roll-camber curve in the front for better handling. The differences between the Eagle Talon and its Mitsubishi equivalent were more substantial than in the first-generation models. The rear fascia of the Talon featured a bumper cap with a dip in the middle to allow for a high-mounted rear license plate; rear light clusters incorporating amber turn signals (the Eclipse used red turn signals); reverse lights as part of

1240-454: The third phalanges of the paws and are made of keratin . Many predatory mammals have protractile claws that can partially hide inside the animal's paw , especially the cat family, Felidae , almost all of whose members have fully protractible claws. Outside of the cat family, retractable claws are found only in certain species of the Viverridae (and the extinct Nimravidae ). A claw that

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1280-417: The three were found in wheels, availability of colors, taillights, front and rear bumpers, and spoilers . The Talon featured a two-tone body color with a black 'greenhouse' (roof, pillars, door-mounted mirrors) regardless of the body color. Available transmissions were a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic. A hood bulge on the left-hand side of the car was needed for camshaft clearance when equipped with

1320-484: The tip of the digits. The hoatzin and turaco are unique among extant birds in having functional claws on the thumb and index finger (digits I and II) on the forelimbs as chicks, allowing them to climb trees until the adult plumage with flight feathers develop. However, several birds have a claw- or nail-like structure hidden under the feathers at the end of the hand digits, notably ostriches, emus, ducks, geese and kiwis. The only amphibians to bear claws are

1360-405: The words "16V DOHC TURBO" embossed on the sections behind the doors and ahead of the rear wheels. Minor differences in the front bumper included the lack of a body-colored splitter in the central air intake compared to the Eclipse, slightly differently shaped fog lamps, and the entire air intake section was recessed into the bumper cover compared to the flush intakes of the Eclipse. The Talon featured

1400-647: Was a hatch-within-a-hatch, so a driver could easily open the rear end to store cargo." It was considered by some to have "a strange resemblance to a 4-door Eagle Talon". Some of the Eagle Jazz concept designs and ideas resurfaced in the second-generation Chrysler Concorde . The Talon won the SCCA World Challenge touring car championship from 1990 until 1991 and the GT Touring championship from 1993 through 1995. Along with Oldsmobile ( Achieva 1992–1994), Eagle

1440-504: Was added between the doors and rear wheels. All badging on the sides and rear of the car was now changed to contrasting colors instead of body-colored. Plastic moldings on the bumper caps and doors were added. The TSi and TSi AWD models' aluminum wheels were increased to 17 in (432 mm) and the styling was angular replacing the 16 in (406 mm) curved design of the wheel's five-spokes. The TSi and TSi AWD models again featured an intercooled turbocharged engine, now replacing

1480-473: Was also used in the new 1992 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution . The engine included lighter rods, a 7-bolt lighter crankshaft, as well as a larger one-piece crankshaft girdle and bracing. [REDACTED] The Eagle Talon TSi and TSi AWD were on Car and Driver magazine's 10 Best list for 1990, 1991 and 1992. Talon models also shared the "10 Best" designation with the other Mitsubishi versions from 1989 through 1992. The second-generation (or "2G") Eagle Talon

1520-441: Was introduced in 1995 simultaneously with its Mitsubishi Eclipse counterpart, while the Plymouth Laser version was discontinued. Mechanically, the new Talon and Eclipse models were almost identical to the engines in the turbocharged versions with an increase in output due to a redesigned intake and exhaust, higher 8.5:1 (vs. 7.8:1) compression pistons, and new turbocharger . The new T25 turbocharger , sourced from Garrett , had

1560-418: Was rated at 190 hp (142 kW; 193 PS) due to a restrictive exhaust system, and the automatic transmission versions were rated at 180 hp (134 kW; 182 PS) due to a 13g turbo. The 1990 turbo models were only available with a five-speed manual transmission. All 1G Talons(and DSMs) built after VIN xxxxxxxxNE005602 or from May 1992, received a freer revving "7-bolt" bottom-end engine that

1600-461: Was used on the 1986 through 1989 Mitsubishi Starion wide-body versions that were marketed as Dodge, Plymouth, or Chrysler Conquest model. The TSi nameplate was used on a version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee (ZJ) during 1997 and 1998. Marketed as a sportier model, the TSi featured a monochromatic paint scheme with indigo-blue accented trim, a styling feature that was previously available on

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