Delivery of Taiwan’s first F-16D’s. A short thread 1/3:With the December test flight of the Taiwan’s first F-16D Block 70 aircraft (Tail number 6831) in North Carolina we can anticipate possibly 10 new fighters arriving in Taiwan this year. Since the jets will be flown (ferried) across the Pacific, not shipped as cargo, the delivery will be a major coordinated operation. As such, usually multiple new aircraft will be ferried at the same time to reduce per unit costs.A typical F-16 ferry operatio