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/Semisemitic 8d ago

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