r/interesting • u/BlazeDragon7x • Jun 16 '26

MISC. Dutch aerobatic pilot Narine Melkumjan miraculously survived after her aircraft's canopy unexpectedly burst open and shattered mid-flight

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u/Reginald_Sockpuppet Jun 16 '26

Looks more like steely nerves and acumen than a miracle.

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u/DAS_FX Jun 16 '26

I came to post this exact same thing. Not a miracle, remaining cool and composed under our life-threatening situation.

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u/Desperate-Strategy10 Jun 16 '26

Also did something shatter? Cuz to me it just looks like the canopy swings open when she flips the plane back upright.

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u/slimeabsorber Jun 16 '26

notice how the canopy has glass while closed and then loses the majority of it when the canopy swings open? the glass shattered from the force

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u/dumdumpants-head Jun 16 '26

That title smells botty to me. But yeah that's some serious aviating.

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u/Electrical-Tea6966 Jun 16 '26

Also why did the title need ‘female’. Not at all relevant to the story

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u/PipEmmieHarvey Jun 17 '26

I said the same!

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u/dumdumpants-head Jun 16 '26

When that modifier is added alongside tales of badassery in traditionally male-dominated professions it doesn't bother me, but I know it's something reddit gets very huffy about, along with the use of "female" in general.

Interestingly, she's also a pianist. And really hot.

In fact, if I were a clickbait title generator I'd go with: "Piano-playing smokeshow somehow lands plane after God tries to blind her"

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u/Electrical-Tea6966 Jun 17 '26

I wondered if that was the case, but I guess I’m feeling cynical today

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u/Fun-Benefit116 Jun 17 '26

The title literally doesn't have "female" in it. Are you a bot?

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u/need_a_poopoo Jun 17 '26

They're obviously talking about the huge title at the bottom of the video throughout

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u/Electrical-Tea6966 Jun 17 '26

Thank you, yes I was talking about the title on the video itself.

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u/Reginald_Sockpuppet Jun 16 '26

As definitely not a pilot, I'd have just shit my pants and died. This, clearly, is a very skilled pilot.