For the third time, Iron Maiden will contract a jumbo jet for their world tour — and Bruce Dickinson, the band's vocalist, will probably be flying. I say "probably" only because Dickinson, a licensed pilot, is still learning to fly the Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet, the largest plane for a Maiden tour yet.
The four-engine jet is double the size of the 757 that Dickinson has previously piloted on Maiden tours, and triple the weight. The jet, dubbed Ed Force One after Maiden's skeleton mascot Eddie, will take the band to six continents. The idea of a world tour with Iron Maiden is too good to pass up. Put me on the plane. No, wait, hear me out: I'm a science journalist, so if you all wanted an excuse to make it an even seven continents and hit...
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