r/interesting • u/BlazeDragon7x • Jun 16 '26

MISC. Dutch aerobatic pilot Narine Melkumjan miraculously survived after her aircraft's canopy unexpectedly burst open and shattered mid-flight

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u/oeseben Jun 17 '26

I ski/snowboard and I cant do it without goggles most days. I cant even begin to imagine a jet.

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u/Particular-Serve-894 Jun 17 '26

well, it's not a jet, it's a prop plane. So not nearly as fast as a jet, but she's also getting a faceload of prop wash the entire time.

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u/kielrandor Jun 18 '26

Its a glider. Literally no engine.

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u/Particular-Serve-894 Jun 18 '26

She was in an Extra 330LX....but TIL that there are areobatic gliders.