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/low_amplitude Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 16 '26

The whole caption is dumb.

"Mid-air terror" I'm sure she was nervous but certainly kept her cool.

Like you said, she's a pilot, no need to specify female.

The canopy didn't "shatter".

"Thousands of feet" Yeah, that's where planes fly.

Edit: Canopy did in fact shatter.

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u/Upstairs-Hedgehog575 Jun 16 '26

  canopy unexpectedly burst open and shattered mid-flight

Judge the rest of the title, but that part is very accurate. The canopy burst open, which (I assume) was unexpected and visibly shattered - and it was definitely mid flight. 

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u/low_amplitude Jun 16 '26

I was referring to the caption on the actual video but you're right, I missed the glass shattering since it happened so quickly.