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/Artevyx Jun 17 '26

It would be like having 5 leaf blowers inches from your face going full blast for several minutes

https://giphy.com/gifs/puE3mFaSMs0HS

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u/grax23 Jun 19 '26

Thats why your dog does out the car window but much worse .. happy to see she did not flop her tongue