I've never heard it called any knickname.
Always been a 'Budgie' to me.
Others:
Argosy: Whistling Wheelbarrow (RAF ones, Whistling Tit due the nipple on the nose).
Vanguard: Guardsvan. Vickers Vibrator.
1-11: Pocket Rocket
Trident: Gripper
VC10: Iron Duck
Shorts 330: Shed.
Shorts 360: Super Shed.
Vulcan: Tin Triangle or Aluminium Overcast.
Lightning: Frightening
Plenty more.