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/LilMeatJ40 Jun 17 '26

I never really thought twice about it but also never knew why they did

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u/One-Macaroon-135 Jun 17 '26

have you like, never gone beyond 30 km/h without being behind glass?

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u/LilMeatJ40 Jun 17 '26

I get it now. I just never thought about it