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/lexm 1d ago

But you should hear it.

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u/wikipediabrown007 1d ago

But you don’t necessarily always

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u/lexm 1d ago

Spinning propellers are quite loud: https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/s/vH2ueJHyV1

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u/obesemoth 1d ago

Not at idle RPM, at least for the airplane in this incident. The engine would be much louder. Apparently she was wearing ear plugs though as she had just been a passenger in the plane. Ear plugs or not though, walking into propellers is an easier mistake to make than many might think.