“Linux NetworX, Inc., a leading provider of large-scale
clustered computer solutions for Internet, industry and research
fields, announced today that Lockheed Martin Corp. is now using its
products to aid in the analysis of U.S. Navy aircraft. Linux
NetworX uses the Linux operating system to build computer cluster
systems, a method of linking multiple computers through high-speed
networks to form a single, more powerful system.”
“Using a Linux NetworX R-Cluster system with 64 nodes
(computers) and 128 processors, Lockheed Martin is assisting the
Navy with evaluating the remaining service life of the EP-3E
Reconnaissance Airplane. The high-computation powered R-Cluster
helps Lockheed Martin compute the aerodynamic loads on the EP-3E
plane throughout the flight envelope, as part of the Navy’s Service
Life Assessment Program (SLAP). SLAP is a fatigue damage estimate
and operational availability evaluation.”
“We are extremely pleased with the products and services
we’ve received from Linux NetworX,” said Jeff Layton, senior
engineer at Lockheed Martin. “We are seeing a 40-times greater
price-to-performance ratio over our past system and can now test
and model four-times as many analyses in the same amount of
time.”