In the post-war era, American urban fiction was dominated by the imagery of containment. This book offers a critique of this familiar story, evident in the noir narratives of James M. Cain and in work by Ellison, Roth, Salinger, Percy, Capote and others.

"On July 6, 1996, a McDonnell Douglas MD-88, operated by Delta Airlines, as flight 1288, experienced an engine failure during the initial part of its take-off at Pensacola Regional Airport, Florida. Debris from the engine penetrated the fuselage. Two passengers were killed and two others were seriously injured. The probable cause of the accident was improper maintenance." -- cover.

I spent my life fighting vampires for the Agency. Now I’m one of them. I learned the wrong people’s secrets, and they put me in a shallow grave. They didn’t expect me to rise from it. Now I’ve got a second chance to find out who’s behind the conspiracy that got me killed. If I can control the bloodlust long enough. This short story is 9400 words long. It is also available in The Fire Inside, a fantasy short story collection.

This report presents statistical information relating to gas turbine engine rotor failures which occurred during 1986 in U.S. commercial aviation service use. Two hundred forty-nine failures occurred in 1986. Rotor fragments were generated in 140 of the failures, and of these 16 were uncontained. The predominant failure involved blade fragments, 93 percent of which were contained. Two disk failures occurred and all were uncontained. Sixty-five percent of the 249 failures occurred during the takeoff and climb stage of flight. This service data analysis is prepared on a calendar year basis and published yearly. The data are useful in support of flight safety analyses, proposed regulatory actions, certification standards, and cost benefit analyses. Air transportation; Aircraft hazards; Aircraft safety; Gas turbine engine rotor failures; Containment. (jg).