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To: Red Badger
...an F-16 Viper...

Complete side issue, but when did they start calling F-16s "Vipers?"

I worked on F-16s from 1986-1990 and never heard them called that. Not at the Tech Rep school and not on the flightline.

50 posted on 08/04/2023 10:34:51 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: Mr.Unique

https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/f-16v-viper-fighting-falcon-multi-role-fighter/


51 posted on 08/04/2023 10:38:57 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Mr.Unique

F-16 V block after 2012 are called Vipers. Confusing.


58 posted on 08/04/2023 1:09:25 PM PDT by KC Burke (Diversity, Inclusion and Equity is not another way to spell GOD but it is a way to spell DIE.)
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