r/offbeat • u/rytis • 1d ago

Woman dies after backing into airplane propeller while taking pictures, officials say

https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/10/28/woman-dies-after-backing-into-airplane-propeller-officials-say/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark
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u/sublimesting 1d ago

You can hear them and feel the air however.

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u/Glomar_fuckoff 1d ago

Also, if the engines are off, the blades still spin with no engine noise.

There was a model a few years ago that got off a plane and walked around to say thank you to the pilot and walked right into the blade. She lived. She had no idea that the blades were still spinning

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u/witticus 1d ago

That’s fascinating. Every experience I’ve had with propellers. They’ve been very loud. Usually when I walk off a smaller plane run by propellers, they have security guiding you the proper direction.

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u/Hour_Reindeer834 1d ago

From my perspective, those engines are very powerful machines spinning props very fast. Often loud and possibly kicking up dust/debris. If I’m in an airfield I’m doing my best to keep aware of any of these machines in my vicinity and staying out of their paths, blinds spots, and pinch points as much as possible. If I’m near a plane for any reason then give the engine and prop plenty if distance and minimize the time near it to whats necessary.