akavana t1_j7pi6j6 wrote on February 8, 2023 at 2:19 PM

Reply to comment by D3cepti0ns in An F-16 fighter jet doing a high-speed low pass over a car as a "show of force" by qzs1

Word. We were told in tech school that the Secretary of the Air Force’s wife is who named it the Falcon. Not finding any supporting info for this. As a crew chief, it’s a Viper till the day I die.

MotoRandom t1_j7pzdw6 wrote on February 8, 2023 at 4:18 PM

I just cringe whenever I see "Fighting Falcon" anywhere on the web. Yeah, maybe for a manufacturer's brochure back in the 1970s. Every Air Force guy I have ever talked to calls them Vipers.