Skyworks is a Perl/Tk program which is an enhanced and extended replacement for the Cadet program available from the official Crimson Skies web site. While it has only been tested under Linux, it does apparently work under Windows using ActiveState Perl, which is a free download. (Printing won't work directly, though; you'll need to save a PostScript file, and then use GhostScript or similar software to feed it to the Windows printing system.)

Skyworks' features include:

• Full enhanced design system
• Searchable aircraft database (yes, it's very slow, but you can always replace it with a faster (i.e. non-CSV) one)
• Loadout and pilot statistics editor
• Postscript record sheet output for A4 or 8.5"x11" paper

Planned features for future versions are:

• Design exports in plain text

You will need the following perl modules from CPAN:

• Tk (obviously)
• NewOptionMenu (supplied)
• HTML::Template
• DBI and DBD::CSV (which will pull in Text::CSV_XS and SQL::Statement
• Config::IniFiles

Download skyworks v0.33

This software is supplied free of charge under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence. It is fully functional and free of nags. If you wish to contribute to the author, which is not by any means obligatory, please consider buying something from the author's Amazon.co.uk wishlist.

Known bugs:

• Speed 1 box on pushers is overlaid by engine box

Release notes:

• v0.33: fixed wrong feature count and excessive eligibility for pintle-mount guns
• v0.32: Corrected more errors; basic rules option now works better; removed G performance diagram for autogyros.
• v0.31: Blank boxes for default-stat pilots; more boxes for empty rocket slots; corrected a few minor errors.
• v0.3: added light print option; added basic rules option; added configuration file for Windows printing; unloaded guns now have blank ammo boxes
• v0.21: fixed problem of un-processed text boxes; thanks to Peter Bäckman for this and testing under Windows

Screenshots:

Main design box:

Aircraft search box:

Aircraft arming box: