Flying Heavy Metal was a 5-part British television series produced by Ricochet and broadcast in the UK and Europe on the Discovery Channel and subsequently repeated on Discovery Wings in the UK. It was presented by commercial Boeing 757 pilot and Iron Maiden frontman, Bruce Dickinson. In the series, Bruce looked at, and often flew, a number of aircraft from across the history of commercial aviation. There were some quite surprising aerobatics done in rather large aircraft. Flying Heavy Metal is now repeated on the new channel from Discovery Networks UK called Discovery Turbo.
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Bruce Dickinson
Seasons List
Season 1
5 episodes detailing various aspects of aviation presented by Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson!
Jet Set
Episode 2 - Jet travel becomes available to the masses with the development of the Hawker Siddeley ...
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Size Matters
Episode 3 - Europe develops Concorde while Boeing develops the 747 jumbo jet.
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Safer Skies
Episode 4 - Jetliner safety enhancements, including the automatic landing capabilities of the Hawke...
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Watch This Space
Episode 5 - New records in airliner size, fuel economy, and passenger comfort with the Airbus A380 ...
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