Summary

  • The F-16 Fighting Falcon received nicknames such as "Viper" due to its resemblance to a cobra and a TV series called Battlestar Galactica.
  • The official name of the aircraft is "F-16 Fighting Falcon," but people still refer to it as the F-16 or Fighting Falcon.
  • The nickname "Fighting Falcon" was chosen to distinguish it from the Falcon business jet by Dassault Aviation.