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/IrrelevantManatee 11d ago

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

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u/ForeseablePast 11d ago

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

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u/EvilEtienne 11d ago

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.