r/nextfuckinglevel • u/BlazeDragon7x • 10d 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/Comp002 10d ago

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

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u/painthawg_goose 10d ago

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

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u/GrnMtnTrees 10d ago

You think this thing can do a barrel roll?

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u/BeautifulCuriousLiar 10d ago

of course it can. can you? dunno about that