More blades, more speed? Not exactly—here’s why extra propeller blades don’t guarantee higher top speeds for aircraft.

Around 2.40 p.m. Saturday, Amanda Gallagher, 37, was taking photos at an airfield just outside of Wichita when she hit the plane’s propeller while the aircraft was on the ground, according to ...

A Wichita woman died Saturday after backing into a moving airplane propeller in Derby, an official said. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim Monday as Amanda Gallagher, 37 ...