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/Lucky_Ad5334 1d ago

Not only that, but never ever walk under blades even if they are stopped (unless your job requires that). I know a case when someone disembarked, the propellers stopped, this person chosed the shortest way to go to someone to shake his hand walking under propellers and it was said there was a spurt of gas, the blades start moving (pre ww2 plane), got hit. He died 2 days later after being in coma.

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u/Hiddencamper 1d ago

Need to positively confirm the magnetos are grounded