(Lockheed insists that its âsoftware-development plan is on track,â that the company has âcoded more than 95 percent of the 8.6 million lines of code on the F-35,â and that âmore than 86 percent of that software code is currently in flight test.â) Still, the pace of testing may be the least of it. He said that âless than 2 percentâ of the placeholder software (called âBlock 2Bâ) that the Marines plan to use has completed testing, though much more is in the process of being tested. Michael Gilmore, testified before Congress.
The chasm between contractor and client was on full display on June 19, 2013, when the Pentagonâs chief weapons tester, Dr. They cannot say when Lockheed will deliver the 8.6 million lines of code required to fly a fully functional F-35, not to mention the additional 10 million lines for the computers required to maintain the plane. He insisted that, despite a rocky start, the company is on schedule.
âThis program was overly optimistic on design complexity and software complexity, and that resulted in overpromising and underdelivering,â OâBryan said. Next up for the Irwin Racing team will be a return to Thundersport As the championship moves to Snetterton at the end of this month, followed by the team’s first 2017 appearance at the Masters Superbike Championship at Mondello Park in early May.įor more information on Irwin Racing see or follow the teams riders Caolán and Rhys on Twitter and Facebook.ĭo you have any exams coming up? performix ion heat When I spoke with Lockheedâs vice president for program integration, Steve OâBryan, he said that the company is moving at a breakneck pace, adding 200 software engineers and investing $150 million in new facilities. I really enjoyed today and as expected it’s a really steep learning curve on the 600 so hopefully I can keep improving over the next few weeks while I work to find the best bike set up for me.“ I am delighted to have taken both the cup wins today as well as running inside the top five of the overall Supersport race for first few laps. Speaking after his fantastic Irish Championship Supersport debut Caolán Irwin said, “Today could not have gone any better considering I had never ridden in Supersport at Bishopscourt before. For the second race running Caolán took the win along with fastest Cup lap, a winning margin of more than seventeen seconds and another top ten overall finish.
Race two followed the same pattern with the Irwin Racing machine in the thick of the Pro action well ahead of his Cup rivals. Having initially kept up with the far more experienced Pro grade riders around him, Irwin then eased his pace to ensure he took the Cup victory and finished in eight place overall with fastest ‘Cup’ lap. The Kilmacrennan teenager’s strong performances continued in race one, as he ran with the leaders for the early part of the race, well clear of the other Cup riders.
Qualifying could not have gone better as the Oasis Bar Letterkenny Yamaha took the Supersport Cup pole by almost one and a half seconds, with a time good enough for tenth overall.
Having started the season with two tough weekends in the Thundersport UK series Caolán was looking forward to his first Irish race of the season and was on top form from the word go. The Supersport rookie dominated the ‘Cup’ class for less experienced racers, taking two wins while running as high as fourth in the overall Irish Championship races. Donegal racer Caolán Irwin and his family run team, Irwin Racing, made a sensational home debut at the opening Irish Championship rounds of the season at Bishopscourt on Easter Saturday.