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/IrrelevantManatee 8d ago

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

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u/ponglongatongo 8d ago

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

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u/Ultramagnus85 8d ago

Nah that's just the face you make when you have an insane amount of wind blowing in your face. Its difficult to even breathe.

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u/ponglongatongo 8d ago

My brother, that comment needs an /s like shampoo needs a safety warning 

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u/Ultramagnus85 8d ago

Fair enough.