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[Tandil2005]

muy buenos videos, gracias por subirlos!

 

[Wolf]

"Viper" es un nombre "no oficial" adoptado por los pilotos por la imagen de los F-16 al final de la pista que (segun ellos) parece Viboras....

Cualquier marihuana estos tipos parece no? :)

Saludos

 

[Juanma]

o sea cuando viene aterrizando y de frente, tal vez y poniendo ganas podes ver una vibora

 

[Phantom_II]

Poninedo ganas y prendiendo uno!!

 

[2-P-111]

"In any case, the Generals didn't want a plane 'named after some snake'!"

La frase pareciera tener destinatario definido.

Scooter era por el tamaño y la maniobrabilidad,

The A-4 was officially named the Skyhawk but the pilots that flew it nicknamed it "Scooter" due to it's small size and excellent maneuverability

 

[Hoot]

"Viper" es un nombre "no oficial" adoptado por los pilotos por la imagen de los F-16 al final de la pista que (segun ellos) parece Viboras....

Cualquier marihuana estos tipos parece no? :)

Saludos

Mi estimado, el apelativo se lo ganaron ademas por que a algun fanatico del
Sci Fi lo encontro parecido a las naves de la serie Battlestar Galactica del
mismo nombre:

Viper: the unofficial nickname

The F-16 is often referred to as the "Viper", a nickname especially popular with people involved with the F-16. Before "Fighting Falcon" was selected as official name, pilots at Hill AFB, the first F-16 base, came up with a number of proposals, including "Viper". Lt. Col. Pat "Gums" McAdoo, USAF Ret., one of the first F-16 pilots at Hill AFB, recalls the origin of the name "F-16 Viper":

At end of runway, the F-16 did resemble a cobra or something as it approached you. However, I think Northrop had already taken that name for the YF-17.

We all voted, and Viper came in really high. Seems there was a series on TV that had 'colonial Vipers' flying off of Battlestar Galactica (a term later used for the Eagle).

In any case, the Generals didn't want a plane 'named after some snake'!

Falcon was a good name, and it fit in with the motif that the Eagle had created. Sort of a little brother, but still a 'Bird of Prey'. In fact, GD had a great promo out in late 70's called "Bird of Prey", and it used the Falcon as the real world model.

Even when F-16 Fighting Falcon became the official name, Viper stuck around and became the unofficial nickname for the F-16. The name "Viper" is even officially used for the Joe Bill Dreyden "Semper Viper" award, which is awarded for excellent airmanship by F-16 pilots.

saludos y perdon por el OT.