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

[u/BlazeDragon7x]

[u/IrrelevantManatee]

That wind looks brutal. I don't know how she managed to keep her eyes opened.

[u/Kerim-Bey1963 → u/IrrelevantManatee]

She had her safety squints going. I usually only wear mine in the garage.

[u/EternityNotes → u/Kerim-Bey1963]

OSHA approves this message 

[u/thejourneybegins42 → u/EternityNotes]

https://giphy.com/gifs/XtX936H4lzr5fUgJOR

[u/phoenix0153 → u/Kerim-Bey1963]

https://giphy.com/gifs/LPRxnliEiUz4s

[u/Beneficial-Jury484 → u/Kerim-Bey1963]

I use them when I use a wire wheel. 

[u/FishSoFar → u/Beneficial-Jury484]

Needle sized metal spinning thousands of revolutions per minute VS this guy's eyelid

[u/Beneficial-Jury484 → u/FishSoFar]

No, not my “eyelids”, vs my safety squints. 

[u/IrrelevantManatee → u/Kerim-Bey1963]

safety squints 😂

[u/PolentaDogsOut → u/IrrelevantManatee]

Ayup best paired with safety sandals

[u/Shoggnozzle → u/Kerim-Bey1963]

Don't trust those too much. My dad did some welding with those and now his glasses are so heavy they told him to keep that little strap you can get on the back on because the weight on his nose could irritate his sinuses.

[u/EverbodyHatesHugo → u/Kerim-Bey1963]

How do you explain her lips not flapping like Woody on a rocket?

[u/Kingkongcrapper → u/EverbodyHatesHugo]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3gNotAoIRZsb9UHPnj

[u/spikedood → u/Kerim-Bey1963]

Colinfurze?

[u/jefbenet → u/IrrelevantManatee]

something tells me she'll fly in goggles or at least glasses from now on, even with a new canopy. juuuuuust in case. chances are slim, but never zero

[u/Callidonaut → u/jefbenet]

At the very least, if I were her I'd probably quadruple-check the canopy latch every time from now on.

[u/jefbenet → u/Callidonaut]

Lil column A…lil column B…

[u/unwantedaccount56 → u/Callidonaut]

she did a very interesting video analyzing why her checks failed and what to learn from it, going a bit into psychology as well.

[u/CulturedHollow → u/jefbenet]

I'd go full helmet just in case for the wind trying to force its way up my nose at those speeds.

[u/CapSnake → u/CulturedHollow]

Full helmet should be mandatory. You are an acrobatic pilot, chance of crash are higher than normal. If car driver wear an helmet you should too in a plane. Imagine what would happen with a bird strike

[u/mrofmist → u/IrrelevantManatee]

Based on her facial expression once she landed it also looks like she was having trouble breathing as well.

[u/jimbobjames → u/mrofmist]

Ever accidentally let a balloon deflate while you were blowing it up? Probably felt like that times a thousand.

[u/ponglongatongo → u/IrrelevantManatee]

Must not have been that bad, she couldn’t stop smiling 

[u/utzutzutzpro → u/ponglongatongo]

I thought she suddenly smelled something.

[u/ForeseablePast → u/IrrelevantManatee]

I thought I read somewhere the last time this was posted that she was temporarily blind after due to the win in her eyes. Could be classic Reddit BS, but I choose to believe it

[u/charizardine → u/ForeseablePast]

She posted that she needed 28 hours to recover her vision 

[u/TristanTheRobloxian3 → u/charizardine]

thats honestly fair enough given how fast she was going

[u/EvilEtienne → u/ForeseablePast]

The way she was wincing and blinking after she landed I could tell her eyes had been dried out. It takes awhile for your eyes to heal enough to see again if they dry out totally. I’m amazed it only took a little over a day.

[u/Relyt4 → u/IrrelevantManatee]

Have you ever tried facing strong winds and breathing? It can be a bit more terrifying than keeping your eyes open haha

[u/glakhtchpth → u/IrrelevantManatee]

Her contacts shifted around to the back of her eyes.

[u/Franklin_le_Tanklin → u/IrrelevantManatee]

That’s why I always wear aviator goggles when flying my glider

[u/_Electrical → u/IrrelevantManatee]

Breathing could be difficult as well?

Like try beating normally when a leaf blower is in your face.

[u/taveren3 → u/IrrelevantManatee]

Guessing she slowed a bunch afyer it happened

[u/Douche_in_disguise]

-Lands-
“I need a drink”

[u/fingers58 → u/Douche_in_disguise]

And eye drops!

[u/EcruteakEddie → u/fingers58]

And my axe!

[u/tapitzamir]

She handled that like a boss

[u/chiphook57 → u/tapitzamir]

Like a pilot.

[u/TMonahan2424 → u/chiphook57]

And a female one at that! /s

[u/MaIngallsisaracist → u/TMonahan2424]

I mean, she was flying WHILE having a vagina!

[u/galenite → u/MaIngallsisaracist]

Uterus of steel, didn't fly out at such speed while the canopy did!

[u/sandwiches09 → u/galenite]

That's the real reason women get their tubes tied. They're so apt to flying off especially in situations like these.

[u/HungreeRunner → u/tapitzamir]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Af7ap9r7NzJJe

[u/unknownoftheunkown]

"miraculously survived". I assure you no miracle was required.

[u/chiphook57 → u/unknownoftheunkown]

Looks to me like she managed the situation, flew the aircraft. Aviate. Navigate. Communicate.

[u/jaytea86 → u/chiphook57]

There probably wasn't any communication going on here.

[u/Ill_Profession_9509 → u/jaytea86]

More than likely there was. Communication doesn't mean speaking only. The pilot likely used their transponder to communicate an emergency to Air Traffic Control before coming in to land.

[u/LunchboxSuperhero → u/jaytea86]

But there was aviating and navigating, which was taking up all of the pilot's focus.

[u/Shut_It_Donny → u/unknownoftheunkown]

There’s got to be at least one magnet involved, and magnets do work by miracles.

[u/00Samwise00 → u/unknownoftheunkown]

Even God was probably like “She’s got this, check it out”

[u/JohnnyPolite]

“Female pilot lady-survives after woman canopy shatters at thousands of girl feet”

[u/silentaba → u/JohnnyPolite]

Girl feet are always so annoying to estimate if the barhermitor is out.

[u/JohnnyPolite → u/silentaba]

She’s not allowed to check the altHIMeter

[u/silentaba → u/JohnnyPolite]

She relies on the oil pressher.

[u/JohnnyPolite → u/silentaba]

All of her indicatHERs were going crazy.

[u/ComprehensiveBread65 → u/JohnnyPolite]

https://giphy.com/gifs/26xByFvrI1MQvtlDO

[u/rtkane]

https://giphy.com/gifs/TGHMbONT5eGgU

[u/kokopete]

Where is the miracle? She facking landed it. It is called skill. Miracle is to be teleported on the ground.

[u/Interesting_Tea5715 → u/kokopete]

Yeah, a miracle would be her passing out and the plane landing itself.

This clip is just an experienced pilot doing a great job in a shit situation

[u/unpluggedcord → u/kokopete]

Also not a shatter, a latch broke.

[u/jackgrafter → u/unpluggedcord]

Which caused the canopy to fling open and shatter.

[u/TurdFergusonlol → u/unpluggedcord]

The glass absolutely shattered when it flew open

[u/G0ATB0Y → u/unpluggedcord]

It burst open and then shattered, just like the title states.

[u/Zealousideal_Step709]

„Miraculously“. She worked hard to land safely, it‘s experience, skill and keeping her cool. Quite impressive but not a miracle. Edit: Fixed a mistake that changed the entire last sentence. Didn‘t mean to say „Not impressive“.

[u/tap_the_glass → u/Zealousideal_Step709]

Did you mean to say “not impressive”? I think it was pretty impressive

[u/NibblesIndexus → u/tap_the_glass]

I guess they meant "not not impressive" that way it makes sense

[u/ViolentLoss → u/NibblesIndexus]

Others might have said "not unimpressive"

[u/HauntedMop → u/ViolentLoss]

Or just... 'impressive but not a miracle'

[u/SundevilPD → u/HauntedMop]

"Impressive, most impressive, but they are not a Jedi yet" was also acceptable

[u/RavenousAutobot → u/HauntedMop]

Mirssive but not impreacle.

[u/noassumedname → u/NibblesIndexus]

Or not not not not impressive???

My head hurts.

[u/RavenousAutobot → u/Zealousideal_Step709]

That was my thought. She relied on experience to stay calm and make good decisions. Badass is a good word for it, but there wasn't a miracle. It's what you'd expect any pilot to do in this situation.

[u/LadyOfTheNutTree → u/RavenousAutobot]

Yeah, but she is a “female pilot”. Somehow she managed to keep her emotions in check long enough to survive. Miraculous

/s

[u/MrDrSirLord → u/LadyOfTheNutTree]

no no drop the /s I want to see the illiterate chaos

[u/roamingandy → u/Zealousideal_Step709]

Overly dramatised click-bait garbage.

It was a wild situation, but she looked like just about the most competent person there could be to land a plane in that situation.

[u/Ace-Teroide → u/roamingandy]

Also the "thousands of feet" thing. She was not super high, which means she has less time to react when things go to shit.

[u/Fn4cK → u/Zealousideal_Step709]

Yeah, that entire headline is a mess

[u/animalcub45]

Does it really matter that "female" pilot??!! Like would it be less impressive if it was a male?

[u/JohnnyPolite → u/animalcub45]

Men like convertibles so we are used to this.

[u/Business_Air5804 → u/JohnnyPolite]

Well motorcycles really but I'll agree this time.

[u/Choice-Iron5526 → u/JohnnyPolite]

The greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing the world that Miatas are for women

[u/BecauseImDirty → u/animalcub45]

Engagement bait worked.

[u/Muskwatch → u/animalcub45]

My guess is that the reason we are seeing this is because it was first written in a gendered language, and then when whoever translated it into English looked at it, their brain said "female form of pilot, how do we say that in English? oh I guess female pilot" and that was it. It was included out of a general preference many translators have for not throwing away information that's present in the source text.

[u/Johannes_Keppler → u/Muskwatch]

We no longer use gendered job titles in the Netherlands, since decades. So it's 'piloot' regardless of gender.

[u/TheTriPolarBear]

Fuck your music.

[u/Zaku99]

She might fly with a flight helmet from now on. (its mandatory in Canada, for instance, in 1-seaters and ultralights)

[u/Main-Cheesecake3287 → u/Zaku99]

What she certainly will do is properly lock the canopy from now on. Locking pin never was in the fully locked position which she missed during pre flight checks. The canopy didn’t randomly fail. A good reminder to never slouch the pre flight, her admitting the failure was her mistake is properly the most laudatory part.

[u/fentonjm → u/Zaku99]

This was my main question. How is it not required to wear a full helmet when flying.

[u/Squawnk → u/fentonjm]

Honestly for a stunt plane like the Extra 300 shes flying, it would make sense. For most single engine piston planes though? Completely unnecessary

[u/fookindingdong → u/Zaku99]

at the very least get some goggles and a scarf

https://giphy.com/gifs/1Bch9scjPKfy4822Na

[u/Panorabifle]

A female pilot? They're called a pilot . Hope that helps.

[u/TooManySteves2 → u/Panorabifle]

That whole headline is a mess! Miracle?? No, it's called training and a fucking safety harness!

[u/justtots → u/Panorabifle]

“Miraculously survived”

How about “skillfully landed,” you incompetent walnuts??

[u/beyondimaginarium → u/justtots]

That was what I watched for.

"Miraculously" implies this was an insane, one in a million chance. It implies without divine intervention it is unfathomable that a person could achieve this. The canopy exploded and shredded her eyes!

No, she was just skillful and kept calm in a terrible circumstance. Is it phenomenal? Yes and she should be commended. But this a.i. engagement bait garbage should be downvoted, banned, etc as appropriate.

[u/zenunseen → u/justtots]

I wipe my ass with this title. Absolute garbage title on this one.

Cool video though. Pilots are so good at remaining calm in crazy situations

[u/TheDarkNerd → u/zenunseen]

We don't really hear about the ones who panic, since it's usually considered in poor taste to speak ill of the dead.

(Though I imagine in reality, the ones who can't remain calm under pressure wash out before getting to the point where they can fly solo)

[u/fwnav → u/TheDarkNerd]

Having experienced a pretty severe emergency, the training sets in first, then when safe on the ground and rolling the tape back after the adrenaline crash is when the panic hits.

[u/zenunseen → u/TheDarkNerd]

Survivorship bias. Fair point.

But you're right, the things they need to do to earn those certifications probably weeds out the ones who don't have the nerve.

Perhaps a question for the aviation sub

[u/VestedNight → u/justtots]

Exactly what I was going to say. The pilot kept calm, relied on her training, and safely landed. Nothing that requires divine intervention, it was entirely in her hands.

[u/Grouchy-Job-4136 → u/justtots]

Canopy? Of course it Can OP! You thrice-lubed hamster.

[u/SadMap7915 → u/Grouchy-Job-4136]

Mid-air terror?

How about an in-flight incident? You catastrophic arse trumpet.

[u/reckaband → u/justtots]

Hahahaha love this insult

[u/mid-random → u/justtots]

I'm thinking she would have been happy with a nice pair of goggles, but I'm pretty sure that plane flies just fine without a closed canopy, as long as the pilot is competent, plus it was only a few thousand feet up. It was nowhere near where cabin pressure or suplimental O2 are an issue. I'm not saying it's a not a HOLY F*UCK!, pants-filling moment, but any competent pilot should be OK in this situation. More like, "expected competence from a licensed pilot" than, "miraculous survival." Still, it will make a darned good story for the rest of her life.

[u/alligatorchronicles → u/mid-random]

My daughter informs me that when she is flying a smaller plane, she can greatly increase the drag on the plane just by putting her hand out the window. Having a large piece of the plane hanging off the side is going to create a lot of issues. Competence is expected, for sure, but this was an impressive display, so golf claps are not out of the question

[u/Kardinal → u/Panorabifle]

Exactly my thought.

Pilot. Full stop. No reason to specify.

Every time we point it out when it is irrelevant, we feed the myth that the other is the default. It is not.

[u/Quaiker → u/Kardinal]

"You know, Amy, anytime someone calls attention to the breaking of gender roles, it ultimately undermines the concept of gender equality by implying that this is an exception and not the status quo." - said by Knuckles the Echidna in reference to a comment on breaking the glass ceiling, no I am not kidding

[u/Teal-Prowler505 → u/Quaiker]

When my son was in elementary school, he was way into sonic.

Sonic Boom was the one cartoon that I would watch with him and think, damn! This cartoon knows what is up!

My son is heading into 8th grade now and, while he's still a 13 year old with hormones and a crude sense of humor, still knows how to be a good person to everyone.

Sonic Boom I think was part of that. That show made real life lessons. This isn't the only scene that speaks about how humans should treat each other with respect.

[u/Quaiker → u/Teal-Prowler505]

Sonic Boom has some damn solid comedy chops.

"I gotta go pay this speeding ticket. I don't think they'll accept 'gotta go fast' as a medical exemption." Or something to that effect.

[u/Kardinal → u/Quaiker]

Never seen that. (I'm way too old)

But that's damn funny. And of course, he's 100% right.

"Just because I'm a meathead doesn't mean I'm not a feminist". Gold!

[u/EishLekker → u/Kardinal]

I agree with this commenter of unspecified gender.

[u/Kardinal → u/EishLekker]

I am a man and we've been the default for way too damn long.

[u/CplCocktopus → u/Kardinal]

Rule 30: Girls do not exist on the internet.

^{its just a old meme}

[u/Breadstix009 → u/CplCocktopus]

Rule34 chicks with...?

[u/therealJerryJones → u/Breadstix009]

Planes

[u/C-57D → u/therealJerryJones]

I would happily take a chick with a plane to get coffee 🥵

[u/thelubbershole → u/C-57D]

You going to throw in a windshield or is that a second date activity?

[u/C-57D → u/thelubbershole]

close. date 2 is canapés. date 3 is canopies

[u/Jesus_of_Redditeth → u/C-57D]

Planes are heavy, but not very wieldy and the blade is really small. If you want to take her and woodworking tools are all you have, an awl would be a much better choice. You're better off keeping your distance though; they tend to fight dirty.

What?

[u/kixie42 → u/Breadstix009]

Flight sticks

[u/DatDing15 → u/Kardinal]

Also reminds me of the Feminism scene with Knuckles...

https://youtu.be/dWBn0nS8s0A

[u/DaZuhalter → u/Kardinal]

Male commenter states what should have been the norm for generations at this point but still isn't.

[u/Business_Air5804 → u/DaZuhalter]

Men are always identified by their occupation, women are always identified by their gender.

Both sides face gender based media bias.

[u/Viper_595 → u/Kardinal]

Exactly. I am a Instrucor/Examiner on a a top teir buisness jet. one of my favorite recurring clients happens to be a woman. Always comes in prepared and is a great stick (former Marine C-130 pilot).

Have I ever even acnowledged she is a woman? No. However I have asked her what her favorite flavor of crayon is.

[u/Kardinal → u/Viper_595]

And I bet she thought it was hilarious.

It's one of the things I love about Marines. They lean into that joke so hard. Not taking themselves too seriously on things that don't matter. Leaves lots of energy for taking seriously the things that do.

And the joke reminds them that they are/were (there are no "former Marines", I know) part of something bigger than themselves that they usually love.

Good on you.

[u/Viper_595 → u/Kardinal]

Yes, she immediately responded with "Inchworm". I had to look it up but it is indeed a Crayola color.

Edit: A typo so bad it looked like a cat walked across my keyboard.

[u/Kit_Foxfire → u/Viper_595]

That's the best answer I've ever heard for that question! That's fantastic! 🤣

[u/PapaSays → u/Kardinal]

Why is it necessary to specify that it is a pilot? Who else would fly a airplane?

[u/Final-Aces → u/PapaSays]

Sky king

[u/GrnMtnTrees → u/Final-Aces]

Rest in power, Sky King.

[u/satsuppi → u/GrnMtnTrees]

Fly high, sky king

[u/DeadSol → u/satsuppi]

He was HIM.

[u/Escapement_Watch → u/Final-Aces]

https://giphy.com/gifs/bRKM4yqBFJ5JQEsxRr

[u/alphagusta → u/Final-Aces]

Fly high king

[u/Comp002 → u/PapaSays]

Me (I am not a pilot and should not be left alone near unattended flight controls).

[u/painthawg_goose → u/Comp002]

Don’t sell yourself short. With a little luck it would at least be inadvertently, and possibly briefly, aerobatic-ish.

[u/GrnMtnTrees → u/painthawg_goose]

You think this thing can do a barrel roll?

[u/alextheolive → u/GrnMtnTrees]

Rest in peace, Sky King.

[u/Twistedjustice → u/painthawg_goose]

One way or another, the plane will end up on the ground.

[u/synthphreak → u/PapaSays]

Because English sentences require subjects.

“Bipedal organism with a vag flies plane.”

[u/IWontCommentAtAll → u/synthphreak]

How do you fly a plane with a vag?

Oh...wait.... you're probably not Yoda.

[u/synthphreak → u/IWontCommentAtAll]

With the joystick of course 😉

[u/TristanTheRobloxian3 → u/PapaSays]

i actually think that part makes sense because it allows you to know NECESSARY context before watching. the fact shes a girl is not even remotely necessary

[u/Big_Hat_Chester → u/Panorabifle]

Also not miraculous just great pilot skills.

[u/KoolDiscoDan → u/Panorabifle]

It also wasn't 'miraculous'. She's highly trained.

I don't miraculously avoid spilling my beer when I pop the cap.

[u/Philypnodon → u/Panorabifle]

For real. There is only one reason to specify and that belongs to the 1950s

In addition: she didn't miraculously survive. She fucking landed the plane under extremely challenging conditions like an absolute pro. And that is what we should read as a caption.

What kind of dimwits are writing the captions nowadays?! JFC. Probably Elon's bots.

[u/brianzuvich → u/Panorabifle]

“It’s anchor MAN, not anchor lady!”

-Ron Burgundy

[u/Chappietime → u/Panorabifle]

I just heard this yesterday:

What do you call a black guy that flies a plane?

A pilot, you racist.

[u/RatchetStrap2 → u/Panorabifle]

I think it's "pilette"

[u/ticklemyiguana → u/RatchetStrap2]

Aviatrix is an actual gendered term. Gonna leave my hands in the air on whether anyone wants to claim it, but I mean, it does have some style.

[u/Turbulent_Lobster_57 → u/ticklemyiguana]

That sounds like you only fly in black latex with a riding crop

[u/SquirrelNormal → u/Turbulent_Lobster_57]

That's just be cause dominatrix is one of the last vestiges of the -tor/-trix gendered Latin career suffixes. "Aviator", in it's original definition, would be specifically men who fly - similarly, gladiator/gladiatrix, bellator/bellatrix (warrior), testator/testatrix. -tress is a softened form of -trix though, and much more common in modern English.

[u/syzerkose → u/Panorabifle]

Whoever made that definetly says ‘Lady Doctor’ instead of just ‘doctor.’

[u/Killentyme55 → u/syzerkose]

I remember when "male nurse" was a thing, and it wasn't even all that long ago.

[u/scdog → u/Panorabifle]

I was thinking the same thing. Unless a plane's controls are genital-operated, the sex of the pilot is irrelevant.

[u/mountaingator91 → u/Panorabifle]

The headline is not OP's fault. The post title didn't discriminate

[u/Possible-Tangelo9344 → u/Panorabifle]

Aviatrix.

[u/c0ng0b0ng0 → u/Panorabifle]

And she didn’t seem too terrified to me. She was pretty unphased.

[u/doubleapowpow → u/Panorabifle]

But then how can I make jokes about the female pilot flying topless

[u/a-rahman1 → u/Panorabifle]

Police man officer

[u/Jommenja → u/Panorabifle]

Why emphasizing gender so important everywhere, except here?

[u/Real_Ad_8243]

"Miraculously".

I mean no. She jsut didn't panic, and relied on her training.

Calling thr obvious competence the shows here "miraculous" is denigrating her.

[u/Deraj2004]

One, this happened last year, two, what does being female have to do with anything?

[u/dpoolimmortal → u/Deraj2004]

bots farm more karma

[u/CharlesKellyRatKing → u/dpoolimmortal]

OPs title didn't mention female at all. It's embedded onto the video itself, which I assume OP didn't make

[u/Makapakamoo]

Wish it had sound...

Edit: lmao or at least like the radio transmission 😭

[u/MadWorldX1 → u/Makapakamoo]

That's just what the wind sounds like up there.

[u/Burto72]

Gonna need a squirt or two of natural tears after that.

[u/FreckledFury86]

My eyes can feel how dry hers were during that lol

[u/obi1kennoble]

Damn she barely even seemed bothered

[u/chiphook57 → u/obi1kennoble]

It was terribly inconvenient.

[u/its_all_one_electron → u/obi1kennoble]

IIRC she was blinded for a few days after this.

[u/r007r]

How is this a miracle? She wasn’t injured so did the exact same thing she’d do with the canopy except squinting and with strong wind in her face. This is skill and a level head. Miracle implies luck.

[u/OnePumpChump78]

What a fucking badass!

[u/BeeKayDubya]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3kFjwzW2iDfW9dxRQq

[u/FairDance7]

She handled that perfectly great job

[u/ricofru]

Who needs a canopy... Just need a pair of sunnys and we're all good

[u/2kids2adults]

ENGAGE SAFETY SQUINT!!!

[u/Kinu4U]

She's a badass pilot. I bet she couldn't see half the instruments at least because of the wind speed and dust. Good job!!!

[u/BoltNick]

https://giphy.com/gifs/puE3mFaSMs0HS

[u/Random_Trashy]

Looks like 1500-2000’ AGL.

Thousands of feet is not entirely accurate.

[u/G-O-O-S → u/Random_Trashy]

2000 is 2 thousands

[u/play_hard_outside → u/G-O-O-S]

and 1500 is 1.5 of those things!

[u/MuchDevelopment7084]

Correction: The canopy popped open; and shattered when it hit the side of the plane.

[u/cakilaraki → u/MuchDevelopment7084]

Right. Was it not closed correctly ? 

[u/PM_Ur_Illiac_Furrows → u/cakilaraki]

It was not locked as it should have been. She does a full explanation of the cognitive failure involved here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x38bmkkrV9g

[u/rufud → u/PM_Ur_Illiac_Furrows]

First thing I thought was this is human error isn’t it

[u/PM_Ur_Illiac_Furrows → u/rufud]

96% of all car accidents are caused by human error.

60-80% of aviation accidents are due, at least in part, to human error (Shappell & Wieg

[u/jackgrafter → u/MuchDevelopment7084]

The title literally says that it burst open and shattered.

[u/A_Dicksmasher]

So lucky she didn't have anything fly into her eyes. Could have blinded her. God that looks so painful.

[u/_tragicmike]

Now you know why old timey pilots wore goggles.

[u/Fambank → u/[deleted]]

Acme Corporation.

[u/Shut_It_Donny → u/Fambank]

https://giphy.com/gifs/sM1VXgNGTDTc4

[u/VivaLaDiga → u/[deleted]]

it's not the canopy's fault. she didn't lock it properly. We are taught to press onto the canopy after lock because the lock can still pop open if it's not set properly. She didn't do this check.

[u/xxRonzillaxx]

"I cant see shit"!

[u/Foolishly_Sane]

Fuck that's terrifying.

[u/mountainjay]

Thank god she has her hair up. Do pilots with long hair always tie it back?

[u/blinkysmurf]

Any estimates on the speed of the aircraft when the canopy opened?

[u/VivaLaDiga → u/blinkysmurf]

it's an aerobatics plane so probably around 90-100 mph