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Old 29th Aug 2015, 21:50
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Compass Call
 
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Daily Telegraph reports that the AAIB discovered a flaw in the Hunter, in 1998 called an HPPIS. If operated with the throttle open would cause 'an almost instantaneous destruction of the engine'.

What is an HPPIS?

I have never heard of it. It seems that this has been resonsible for 20 Hunter crashes.

Looks to me like two journalists have got their knickers in a twist and mis-quoted the true facts!
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