Flying Heavy Metal Episode Two: Jet Set-Part 2 High Quality

Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden presents the history of jet travel from his perspective as a Boeing 757 pilot for the UK airline Astraeus. A total of five episodes include historical footage from manufacturer's archives, including a test pilot completing an unauthorized barrel roll in the Boeing 707. Also discusses the development of the de Havilland Comet, the 747 and the A380, including interviews with key members of the development teams (who may be unaware they are chatting with the lead singer of Iron Maiden).

Episode 1: Jet Race
Episode 2: Jet Set
Episode 3: Size Matters
Episode 4: Safer Skies
Episode 5: Watch This Space

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Bruce
• Dickinson
• Boeing
• 707
• 727
• Hawker
• Siddeley
• Trident
• BEA
• Tony
• Angus
• express.net
• TWA
• Lufthansa
• Pan
• Am
• BOAC
• Iron
• Maiden

[SimonDolan]

Massive respect for Bruce Dickinson

[blingwatch]

interesting aviation history lesson

thanks bruce for the memories

still love the classic boeing 707

my first ever jet to travel in

[houshidar558]

but the Boeing had balls! haha

[targatop1]

To answer PanAm Patrick's question - why didn't promising British aircraft achieve more success in the long run - The British aircraft industry had no way of competing with Boeing in terms of manufacturing volume / price per a/c etc, also the Pound / Dollar exchange rate was not in Britains favour in the 1960s. Boeing produce 46 aircraft per week - we produce aircraft in ones and twos - even our really successful Viscount was still low production numbers per month.

[MrEiriku]

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[MrEiriku]

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[thomsonfly645k]

the former trident pilot said the trident had poor stall characteristics. ALL T-tail aircraft have poor stall characteristics

[PanAmPatrick]

It does sort of confuse me why did such planes with promising futures like the Vickers VC-10 or the De Havilland Comet or the Hawker Siddeley Trident failed in the long run? They're all quite handsome looking and all (Comet so-so) sucessful with BOAC and other airlines in British territories (Ghana, South Africa, ... the list goes on) but why not in the international markets?

[beeblebroxthe2nd]

Great guy, great program, great band, but why did he waste all that breath on the trident? and not the Wonderfull Super VC-10 next to it.. which was also capable of short runway operation, carried more passnegers, had no power issues, and was and possibly still is the loudest civillain aircraft ever! and the only aircraft to have crossed the atlantic faster than a VC-10 to this day are concordes

[dergrossen]

@Tamaslammer wow

[arlemberg]

@SimonDolan Dude knows his shit

[both62]

whats the music at 5:23?