Originally posted by Louicio I imagine a swinging prop would do a lot of damage to a human limb
Yep, a swinging prop can do a lot of damage. I have a close friend who experienced this first hand. He was rotating the prop on a cold engine as part of pre-flight checklist and for an unknown reason the engine fired. The prop caught the sleeve of his jacket and flipped him upside down where the next blade caught his leg and almost severed it at the thigh. Not good.
Yes...he survived and with minimal permanent damage too. Angels. That is all I can say...Angels.
Steve