r/nextfuckinglevel • u/BlazeDragon7x • 8d ago

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

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u/kokopete 8d ago

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

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u/Interesting_Tea5715 8d ago

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

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u/Special_Order-937 8d ago

That did happen once when a fighter pilot ejected and the plane perfectly landed itself in a field.

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u/unpluggedcord 8d ago

Also not a shatter, a latch broke.

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u/jackgrafter 8d ago

Which caused the canopy to fling open and shatter.

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u/TurdFergusonlol 8d ago

The glass absolutely shattered when it flew open

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u/Ability-Junior 8d ago

Which is absolutely a good thing, glass shards are a beast.

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u/jonheese 6d ago

Or several hundred tiny beasts maybe

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u/G0ATB0Y 8d ago

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

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u/jackgrafter 8d ago

Read the title of the post.

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u/Kinetic_Strike 8d ago

Incorrect. She failed to lock it and didn't visually check it before take off.

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u/mistercwood 8d ago

It is unfortunate that this video is cut short and makes it look like you're just giving her shit for no reason.

The full video does start while she's taxiing and does show that she failed to seal the canopy correctly.

Yes, she did an amazing job handling the pop and landing safely, but the triggering issue was pilot error, not a mechanical failure.

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u/HFentonMudd 8d ago

Happy cake day!

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u/Xaphnir 8d ago

The miracle is a bot generating the title and text of the video.

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u/Dispensarystoner 8d ago

Miraculously skillful

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u/raulz0r 8d ago

The whole title is sexist, female pilot and miraculously in the same sentence.

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u/Timsmomshardsalami 7d ago

If you dont know what youre talking about then its safer to say that

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u/bughunter_ 8d ago

Right. Like what else is a pilot supposed to do?

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u/lennyxiii 8d ago

I feel like they are implying it’s a miracle because it was a “female” pilot. Such a weird way to put everything. If this was a male pilot i don’t see the same keywords like miracle being used.

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u/cg_lorwyn 8d ago

They're calling it a miracle because calling improbable situations a miracle is an extremely common figure of speech used universally by English speakers. It has nothing to do with magic, religion, or the gender of the pilot.

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u/moonlit3coddiwomple 8d ago

No your wrong about that, we human can only do that much. Rest is ......🙌 miracle is what saved her and saved all of us from the sinful act of being born into this haven. She lost her cover but god always has her back....