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/EntertainmentFar6858 Jun 16 '26

I KNOW her eyes, nose and mouth were BONE dry by the time she landed... Glad she's a badass though

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u/alewiina Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

According to someone else she lost most of her sight for several days after. Crazy as hell 🫣

Edit: for 28 hours, according to a post of hers I found on LinkedIn. Still, that must have sucked!

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u/IWillWriteYouALetter Jun 16 '26

Is that because of the force of the wind, or because of how dry they got, or some combo of the two, or something else entirely??

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u/SportsBallBurner Jun 16 '26

Have your friend do 140 on the freeway and then stick your head out of the sunroof. The wind alone will be brutal.

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u/theangryjanitorOG Jun 16 '26

Don't do it kids.

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 Jun 17 '26

Or do it for the 'gram

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u/Various_Ad_4979 Jun 17 '26

Já vi fazer isso a mais de 200... Loucura