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3rd Nov 2005, 22:09

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Why are F16's known as Vipers these days? I'm sure in the 'Big Noddy Guide To All The Worlds Wooshy Bangy Things' they used to be know as Falcons.

Is Falcon not cool enough or something for the modern battlefield/tin pot country?