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🦅 Albatross Wave Slope Soaring Lab: Glide Polar, Updraft Height and Swell Lift

A 3D wandering albatross hangs in the updraft of ocean swell without flapping: explore its glide polar, the wind and wave height that keep it aloft, and how the updraft fading with height sets its equilibrium altitude, checked against closed-form formulas.

Animals & Their World3DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted🟠 Blender
albatross-wave-slope-soaring-glide-polar-updraft-lab ↗ Open standalone
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A 3D wandering albatross hangs in the updraft of ocean swell without flapping: explore its glide polar, the wind and wave height that keep it aloft, and how the updraft fading with height sets its equilibrium altitude, checked against closed-form formulas.

AlbatrossSlope SoaringGlide RatioOcean WavesThree.jsBlender

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

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