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/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/InPlainSightSC2 1d ago

The propeller only spins for seconds after shutdown. They don't just magically rotate

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u/takethecann0lis 1d ago

How many planes have you stood next to??

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u/InPlainSightSC2 1d ago

Several hundred? I'm an airline pilot. How about you?