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Originally Posted by Zabo
That's the 'official' nickname. In the service many aircraft will have other names. Good example: B-52 Stratofortress is more commonly referred to as BUFF.
Big Ugly Fat F**k.
F-16 got the Viper name in the late 70s after the odd similiarities with Battlestar Galatctica's Viper Fighter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Viper |
for some reason i was thinking the Mig in Top Gun was the "viper" but i think that was just the pilot's call sign?