F-16 Name

[dabears525]

What is the correct name of the American F-16? Many call it the Falcon and
others call it the Viper.
Thanks for the comments.

[Daniel[_2_]]

Officially it's the F-16 Fighting Falcon. It's unofficially nickname given
to it by pilots is the Viper.


http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=103

[Bob Harrington]

"Daniel" > wrote in
:

> Officially it's the F-16 Fighting Falcon. It's unofficially nickname
> given to it by pilots is the Viper.
>
>
> http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=103

Also, somewhat derisively called the "Lawn Dart" on occasion...

[Andrew Chaplin]

"Bob Harrington" > wrote in message
...
> "Daniel" > wrote in
> :
>
>> Officially it's the F-16 Fighting Falcon. It's unofficially nickname
>> given to it by pilots is the Viper.
>>
>>
>> http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=103
>
> Also, somewhat derisively called the "Lawn Dart" on occasion...

I believe the Starfighter had that one first. We were using it in Germany in
1975.
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[The Visitor]

Bob Harrington wrote:

> Also, somewhat derisively called the "Lawn Dart" on occasion...

I learned from a maintenance guy, and I think it was a 105, the called
it a "Thud".


John