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🎈 English Hot Air Balloon: Wind-Layer Steering to the Landing Field

A balloon cannot steer, but the wind changes direction with height. Heat the envelope, climb or sink into the right wind layer and drift down an English valley to a landing field, with a real envelope heat balance, ISA air, fuel and drag.

Aerospace Engineering & Orbital Mechanics3DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted🟠 Blender

⚙ Under the hood

Hot Air BalloonBuoyancyWind ShearThermodynamicsNavigationThree.jsBlender

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install