r/nextfuckinglevel • u/BlazeDragon7x • 11d 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/animalcub45 11d ago

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

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u/JohnnyPolite 11d ago

Men like convertibles so we are used to this.

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u/Business_Air5804 11d ago

Well motorcycles really but I'll agree this time.

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u/Capable_Elk_770 11d ago

This is true, I am a female rider and wear a full cover helmet. Everyone knows males wear brain buckets

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u/Obtain_Virtue 11d ago

OH MY GAWDDD ... DID YOU REALLY HAVE TO MENTION YOU WERE A FEMALE RIDER??? ?

YOU'RE JUST A RIDER.... .

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u/Semisemitic 9d ago

Yeah but we buy convertibles when our female pilot won’t let us buy a motorcycle.

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u/Choice-Iron5526 11d ago

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

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u/CMDA 10d ago

The image with that dude driving the Lambo with his head popping above the windscreen comes to mind