Aquila may refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Aquila'', a series of books by

S.P. Somtow S. P. Somtow (a rearrangement of his real name Somtow Papinian Sucharitkul; th, สมเถา สุจริตกุล; ; born 30 December 1952) is a Thai-American musical composer. He is also a science fiction, fantasy, and horror author ...

* ''Aquila'', a 1997 book by

Andrew Norriss Andrew Norriss (born 1947) is a British children's author and a writer for television. Background Andrew Norriss was born in 1947. He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead followed by University at Trinity College Dublin (1966–70) ...

* ''Aquila'' (children's magazine), a UK-based children's magazine * ''Aquila'' (journal), an ornithological journal * ''Aquila'' (TV series), a BBC TV production for children based on the Norriss book *

Aquila Theatre The Aquila Theatre was founded in London in 1991 by Peter Meineck and has been based in New York City since 1999. Aquila's mission is to bring the greatest theatrical works to the greatest number and presents a regular season of plays in New York ...

, a theatre company of New York

Fictional entities

* ''Aquila'', a ship in the video game '' Star Ocean: The Last Hope'' * ''Aquila'', a ship in the video game ''

Assassin's Creed III ''Assassin's Creed III'' is a 2012 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and Microsoft Windows. It is the fifth major installment in the ''Assassin's Creed'' serie ...

'' * Aquila Yuna, a character in the anime ''

Saint Seiya Omega is an anime series produced by Toei Animation. It is a spin-off of the ''Saint Seiya'' anime series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada, produced in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the franchise.

'' * Aquila, a medieval city in the fantasy film '' Ladyhawke'' (1985)

People

Aquila (name) Aquila is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Ancient and biblical *Priscilla and Aquila, a New Testament couple who assisted Paul of Tarsus *Aquila of Sinope, second-century translator of the Old Testament *Aquil ...

, a given name or surname

Places

Aquila, Michoacán Aquila () is a town in the southwest part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is the municipal seat for the municipality of Aquila. It is 23 mi/43 km southeast of Tecoman. Its population was 1,915 in 2002. It is located at Latit ...

, a town in Mexico *

Aquila, Switzerland Aquila is a former municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Aquila would merge with Campo Blenio, Ghirone, Olivone and Torre to form a new muni ...

, a former municipality *

Aquila, Veracruz Aquila Municipality is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located about 136 km from state capital Xalapa to the south-west. It has a surface of 35.37 km2. It is located at . Borders Aquila Municipality is delimited to the north by Puebla St ...

, a municipality in Mexico * L'Aquila, sometimes Aquila, the regional capital of Abruzzo in Italy *

Province of L'Aquila The Province of L'Aquila ( it, Provincia dell'Aquila) is the largest, most mountainous and least densely populated province of the Abruzzo region of Central Italy. It comprises about half the landmass of Abruzzo and occupies the western part of ...

, Italy

Transportation

Automotive

Aquila Italiana The Aquila Italiana founded as the "Società Anonima Aquila" and quickly renamed as "Società Anonima Italiana Aquila" was an Italian automobile manufacturer from 1906 to 1917. The company was named again in 1909 after it was bought by bank as "A ...

, Italian car manufacturer or brand * Aquila racing cars, a Danish firm *

Hyosung GV250 Hyosung GV250 is a 249 cc cruiser motorcycle manufactured by Hyosung Motors & Machinery Inc. The motorcycle's 2010 version produces . The GV250 features the same electronic fuel injection (EFI) as the larger Hyosung GV650. Its 4-stroke, 4 ...

, a cruiser motorcycle nicknamed the "Aquila"

Aviation

* Angus Aquila, a British aircraft *

Bristol Aquila The Aquila was a nine-cylinder single-row radial aircraft engine designed by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1934. A sleeve valve engine, its basic design was developed from the Bristol Perseus. The Aquila was never used in production, ...

, an aircraft engine * Aquila, an air traffic management services company owned by NATS Holdings *

Aquila A 210 __NOTOC__ The Aquila A 210 is a two-seat reinforced plastic light aircraft produced in Germany from 2002. It remains in production in 2022 as the updated A211. Design and development The marketing name A 210 is usually used to refer to Aquila's ...

, a German lightweight aircraft *

Aquila Airways Aquila Airways was a British independentindependent from government-owned corporations airline, formed on 18 May 1948 and based in Southampton, Hampshire. History Aquila was founded by Barry Aikman, initially using two converted Royal Air For ...

, a British flying boat operator (1948–1958) *

Facebook Aquila The Facebook Aquila is an experimental solar-powered drone developed by Facebook for use as an atmospheric satellite, intended to act as relay stations for providing internet access to remote areas. It first flew on 28 June 2016 with a second a ...

, Facebook's design for an atmospheric satellite *

Lockheed MQM-105 Aquila The Lockheed MQM-105 Aquila (Eagle) was the first small battlefield drone developed in the United States during the 1970s to act as a target designator for the US Army. Early history The modern history of the Army's battlefield drone efforts ...

, the U.S. Army's first battlefield reconnaissance drone

Boats

Aquila 27 The Aquila 27 is a French sailboat that was designed by Philippe Harlé, as a cruiser- racer and first built in 1975. Production The design was built by Jeanneau in France, from 1975 until 1984, with 1048 boats completed. Design The Aquila ...

, a French sailboat design

Ships

* USS ''Aquila'' (AK-47), an ''Aquila''-class U.S. Navy cargo ship * USS ''Aquila'' (PHM-4), a U.S. Navy hydrofoil * Italian aircraft carrier ''Aquila'', a World War II Italian aircraft carrier

Other uses

* ''Aquila'' (bird), a genus of birds including some eagles *

Aquila (constellation) Aquila is a constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for 'eagle' and it represents the bird that carried Zeus/Jupiter's thunderbolts in Greek-Roman mythology. Its brightest star, Altair, is one vertex of the Summer Triangle as ...

, the astronomical constellation, the Eagle * ''Aquila'' (Roman), a Roman military standard *

Aquila, Inc. Aquila, Inc. was an electricity and natural gas distribution network headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri in the United States. The company also owned and operated power generation assets. It previously operated under the name UtiliCorp Uni ...

, a former electric and gas utility in Kansas City, Missouri, United States *

Aquila Capital Aquila Capital is an investment management company with headquarters in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 2001 and focuses on sustainable investments, including renewable energy and green logistics, as well as real estate. Aquila Capital ...

, an independent investment firm in Hamburg, Germany